Proponents of immigration reform are not giving up.
Calling on President Obama to listen, several hundred protester marched to the White House on Monday.
The issue has most recently focused on the deportation of children, many of whom have traveled to the U.S. alone.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CINDY MONGE, PROTESTER FROM GUATEMALA, SAYING:
"We can't just blame them. We can't just deport them like they're criminals. We can't do this to them."
More than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been caught arriving in the U.S. since October.
Many are fleeing the violence of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Texas has been so overwhelmed that immigrants have been flown to San Diego for processing.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the administration is taking the crisis seriously.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST SAYING:
"The bottom line though is that the law will be enforced. And what that means is that these
