While an immigration crisis continues at the border, partisan gridlock in Washington is preventing immigration reform from passing in both the Senate and the House. 

A Senate bill that aims to curb the high number of child migrants from crossing into the United States from Central America is likely to be defeated due to Republican opposition to the proposed legislation. 

Senate Democrats proposed a $3.5 billion emergency spending bill to curb the thousands of child migrants crossing the border--most of whom are unaccompanied by a parent or guardian-- by beefing up border security, providing more care for child migrants and speeding up the immigration trial process. 

A vote in the Senate is expected to occur Wednesday. 

The spending bill also includes millions to fight wildfires out west, in addition to aid for Israel's defense. However, neither of the additional spending proposals satisfy Republicans, who demand that the bill include changes to a 2008 anti-trafficking law to allow young migrants be swiftly deported.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blamed Republicans for making it highly likely that the Senate will adjourn for summer recess without addressing the immigration crisis.

Reid said Republicans "oppose everything the president wanted. Here is an example of that."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shot back, saying the problem "is the Democratic Senate."

Meanwhile, House Republicans have proposed their own solution by offering a $615 million spending bill that would not include appropriations for wildfires or Israel, but would include policy reforms that are opposed by Democrats in the Senate. The bill includes items like sending National Guard troops to the border and changing the 2008 law to allow unaccompanied child migrants to be quickly deported to Central America without deportation hearings. 

The majority of children are coming to the U.S. from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, which are plagued by economic stagnation and gang violence. Immigrant rights groups argue that if the children are deported, they will be sent back to dangerous, unstable environments. 

The California Immigration Policy Center is urging Sen. Diane Feinstein to protect refugee children by defeating the Republicans' proposal, which they consider anti-immigrant. 

Gabriela Villareal, Policy Manager of the California Immigrant Policy Center, told Latin Post that Sen. Feinstein helped pass 2008's Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, and they are counting on the senator to help uphold the law. 

"This vital legislation has since helped saved thousands of lives," Villareal said.

"Congress faces a stark choice -- will it repeat some of the worst mistakes of our nation's history and send thousands of children back to the grave danger from which they have fled? Or will it uphold our best values of care and compassion?" she continued. "The best way to reflect our commitment our nation's values is uphold our existing asylum laws and ensure they have access to compassionate, common-sense relief."

Yet, it is not guaranteed that House Speaker John Boehner will amass enough support for the bill, which will likely come to a vote Thursday. 

Many Republicans are still unsure about the bill. Reid threatened to attach the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill to the House bill, which the House firmly rejected. 

Boehner accused Reid of making "a deceitful and cynical attempt to derail the House's commonsense solution."

He said in a statement that "the House of Representatives will not take up the Senate immigration reform bill or accept it back from the Senate in any fashion."

More than 57,000 unaccompanied child migrants have arrived in the U.S. since October, and Republicans believe the numbers have increased due to rumors that they will be allowed to permanently stay in the U.S. once they have crossed the border. 

President Obama also asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding, as border patrol is running out of money and resources to care for the migrant children. 

Meanwhile, Democrats in Texas are trying to get the Texas congressional delegation to address the worsening issue. 

The Texas Democratic Party told Latin Post that U.S. Congressman Castro asked Gov. Rick Perry in a letter Monday to meet with the Texas delegation to discuss the crisis. 

"I invite you to meet with the entire Texas congressional delegation (which you have not done in several years), at your earliest convenience, to work together to get Congress to pass the supplemental funding necessary to stem the flow of minors making the dangerous trek while treating humanely the tens of thousands of children who have arrived in our great state," Castro wrote. 

Texas Democratic Party Communications Director Emmanuel Garcia told Latin Post that Gov. Perry's deployment of the National Guard is "more about scoring points in Iowa and New Hampshire than anything else."

"This crisis is a time for collaboration and leadership, not political photo ops," Garcia added.