How Visiting the U.S. Border Became a Potent Form of Political Theater

As the immigration debate grows increasingly polarized, a trip along the 2,000-mile frontier has become a compulsory bit of political theater for leaders who want to show they care about immigration.

The imagery at the border the wall, the Border Patrol officers, the crowded detention facilities serves as a potent backdrop for drawing attention to the crisis or, increasingly, for seizing on the issue to attack political opponents.

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