text:  And I assume that the media have a big role in that misapprehension. You know, it's understandable in a certain sense that the decisions made in Washington would be responsible for what we see at the U.S. southern border. But the politics of this issue, which are so irresistible to cover, are so bruising. That tends to dominate the conversation, sort of what the consequences will be for a particular administration. Does this sabotage other elements of their agenda? And we kind of gloss over what's led to the situation at the border in the first place.