"I can't do that, and I don't want to do that," Boehner said. "My job in this process is to facilitate a discussion and to facilitate a process so the American people can see what we're doing and so the members understand that we're dealing with this in a deliberative way.
The speaker added that sharing his personal views on a potential pathway to citizenship would only complicate the immigration talks. "If I come out and say, 'I'm for this and I'm for that,' all I'm doing is making my job harder,' he said.