Sally Kohn : Unaccompanied children trying to cross the border increased by 90 % . Kohn : This is a humanitarian crisis , but Republicans are turning it into a political crisis . She says escalating violence in Central America is driving the new wave of migrating kids . Kohn : The U.S. government has been unable or unwilling to stop this surge from happening because they don't want to admit that their policies have failed and instead blame immigrants for causing problems rather than taking responsibility themselves.
Sally Kohn : Unaccompanied children trying to cross the border increased by 90 % . Kohn : This is a humanitarian crisis , but Republicans are turning it into a political crisis . She says escalating violence in Central America is driving the new wave of migrating kids . Kohn : Immigration reform is not the cause of the Southern border crisis , it 's the solution .