more moderate stance on immigration reform this week. the seven-term republican leader paid a historic price, becoming the first of his rank to be defeated in a primary. now many are saying all hope for comprehensive immigration reform is dead. but the humanitarian crisis along the u.s./mexico border shows no signs of slowing. so what happens to the unprecedented number of undocumented women and children attempting to enter the united states? msnbc contributor alexandra pelosi reports. reporter: this week the whole world was shocked when they found out about all these kids in this detention facility. they are not letting any of us inside. what s going on? there are over 500 children in that facility. reporter: what age range? anywhere from diapers to walking, from about a year all the way up to 17. we are putting the law enforcement agency, the largest law enforcement agency in the country, in charge of children. it is like a more tragic