Republican backlash to the changes in immigration policy made Friday by the president has been relatively mild, with GOP leaders backing down from attacks.

In case you missed it, Obama halted deportation of illegal immigrants who have met a certain criteria and gave them the opportunity to apply for work permits in the country.

In response to Obama's immigration plan, presidential candidate Mitt Romney told CBS News' Bob Schieffer:

We’ve all heard about the war on drugs, war on women and war on Christmas, but did you know there’s a war on the AARP as well? A competitive organization with political overtones, AMAC (the Association of Mature American Citizens) is trying to siphon both members and dollars from AARP (formerly the American Association for Retired Persons), longstanding leading voice of senior Americans.