It seems like it was only yesterday that conservative politicians and media figures were showing solidarity toward refugee children stuck at the US border.

Where did all the enthusiasm go?

As the immigration reform debate appears to lose momentum, and an incongruous Congress pretends the coming election cycle is all about the Middle East, President Obama vows to use his executive power to act on the matter. President Obama’s “reforms,” however, will not bring the changes necessary to address the problems that have facilitated the increased flow of child migrants to the United States since 2012.

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