Otherwise, he would not have been down there.
He chose not to visit there for five years of his presidency (to my knowledge) or otherwise take any proactive action on this horrific national security and electoral/demographic nightmare of a problem. It is simply photo op of course--probably not much more than that--but it does show the power of the People when they start to rise in revolt against Washington and tell them enough is enough.
The heat must continue on this man and the Congress. And, further, we should keep in mind the relevance of my tagline here, to avoid being played as manageable, obedient saps any longer.
We must be honest and see what is real versus what we would like it to be. I don't call that cynicism, I call it courage.
The trip to the border is mere politics, a sham. Remember when he flew down to New Orleans 6 times in two weeks? Were there any concrete results or was it "appeasement?"
GWB will not change one iota on the issue.