The Obama administration received reports of Central American children illegally crossing the border beginning in 2012, but chose to ignore the growing problem for political gain. The Washington Post reports, “Meanwhile, top officials focused much of their attention on political battles, such as Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign and the push to win congressional support for a broad immigration overhaul, that would have been made more difficult with the addition of a high-profile border crisis.” But now, Obama can argue for adopting his terrible immigration policies because it’s for the children. Politicians can’t let a crisis go to waste, but slicker still is manufacturing a crisis to leverage an agenda. More…