How a campaign move on immigration is haunting Obama now

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The border crisis is forcing President Obama to pay the price for a re-election move he made two years ago.

At the time, Obama was hoping to energize Latino voters who were disappointed that he had raised deportations to record levels in an attempt to build credibility with Republican lawmakers for an eventual deal on immigration reform.

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