How the immigration overhaul effort got overtaken by a flood of Latino children

*Republican lawmakers stalled and obstructed a vote on immigration this year, now they want quick legislative action. What a difference 59 thousand children make. VL

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press/Star Tribune

WASHINGTON — The sudden rise in the number of families and unaccompanied minors from Central America crossing the border has dramatically redefined the nation’s yearlong debate on immigration.

Once a debate over how to fix a broken system and provide a path to citizenship for millions, it has now become a race to decide how to increase border patrols and send people back quickly to their country of origin.

While latest developments have refocused attention on immigration, it’s hardly under the terms that President Barack Obama and immigrant advocates once envisioned.

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[Photo courtesy of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar Facebook]

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