Washington, August 6 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has raised the prospect of new executive action on immigration reform after Congress failed to send him legislation.

Before taking a summer recess, the Republican-controlled House approved a measure that would provide less than $700 million to address the migrant crisis on the southern border, far below the $3.7 billion that Obama sought. Republicans also voted to speed up the deportation of child migrants and revoke much of Obama’s executive order granting a reprieve to undocumented youth.

Now, the U.S. president said he is prepared to act on his own. Obama said: "Without additional resources and help from Congress, we’re just not going to have the resources we need to fully solve the problem. That means while they’re out on vacation, I’m going to have to make some tough choices to meet the challenge, with or without Congress."

The Washington Post reports Obama is considering measures including "temporary relief for law-abiding undocumented immigrants closely related to U.S. citizens or those who have lived in the country a certain number of years" — up to five million people.