Well, they tried to make it a felony for first time offenders, but the Democrats want the votes and the RINOs want the cheap labor.
This is really a black eye issue for the left, wringing their hands over these "children" is going to backfire on them, since it proves yet again what their true priorities are. As for the libertarians, they ought to remember that you can either have a welfare state OR open borders, not both. I don't care what Sweden does, they don't have to pay for the world's defense.