▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁approved ▁S . 7 4 4 , ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁the ▁Border ▁Security , ▁Econom ic ▁O pport unity , ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁Modern ization ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁a ▁historic ▁ 6 8 - to - 3 2 ▁vote . ▁▁ ▁The ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁bill ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁but ▁has ▁not ▁since ▁then ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁floor ▁for ▁debate ▁or ▁an ▁up - or - down ▁vote . ▁ ▁In fl ux ▁of ▁children ▁migr ants ▁from ▁Central ▁America ▁The ▁border ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁where ▁thousands ▁of ▁children ▁alone ▁or ▁with ▁their ▁moth ers ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁turned ▁themselves ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁Border ▁Pat rol ▁has ▁been ▁seen , ▁in ▁part , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁ambigu ous ▁US ▁imm igration ▁policies . ▁Num bers ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁pace ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁earlier . ▁Cec ilia ▁Mu ñ oz , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Dom estic ▁Policy ▁Council , ▁acknowled ged ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁" rum ors ▁and ▁reports , ▁or ▁suggestions , ▁that ▁the ▁increase ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁per ception ▁that ▁children ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁stay ▁or ▁that ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁would ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁benefit ▁these ▁children ," ▁but ▁added