Trump's Wall Shutdown Sets Table for a Risky 2020 Gamble

Trump won the White House in part by depicting the nation as beset by uncontrolled immigration that was the root of a complex set of problems, from lost jobs, to crime, to the opioid epidemic, that drove the economic and cultural grievances of his voters.The border wall -- whether it’s a concrete barrier or “artistically designed steel slats,” as Trump recently described it -- has become a potent symbol of that for the president and his supporters.“Immigration is the poli