Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein Stephen Miller calls it a “simple decision,” and Steve Bannon calls it an obvious offshoot of “zero tolerance” – so easy to defend, he said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” that it doesn’t even need justification. But there’s nothing simple or self-explanatory about the growing crisis surrounding the separation of children from parents apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. The story is quickly becoming a tipping point of national concern, revealing divisions among conservatives and even inside the White House itself. Because of President Donald Trump’s insistence, it’s now being wrapped into the long-running debate over immigration policy and border security. House Republicans have competing proposals to consider this week – neither of which is likely to become law. Trump’s meeting with Hill leaders Monday and Tuesday could provide clarity. But the president has so far done the opposite, falsely blaming a Democratic-backed law for his administration’s policy choice, and suggesting that he’d veto the version of the immigration bill being pushed by House leadership, only to have the White House clean that up hours later. Congressional Republicans have been here before. And they got a reminder of what could happen when the president clashes with elements of his own base, with Bannon urging the president to reject both bills – and also endorsing a government shutdown this fall if the border wall isn’t funded. In some ways, Trump ... Link to the full article to read more