The film leans heavily into the idea of an immigration/border crisis, and its dystopian depiction of the American Southwest often feels like a worst-case scenario described by those who champion tighter borders.
Logan does not inherently defend any side of the political debate that it focuses on, but it definitely rips ideas from recent headlines and channels them into its narrative.
Patrick Stewart definitely tempered his comments at the Berlinale Film Festival (via Variety) by admitting that they did not intend to make a political film, but he made sure to point out that certain aspects of Logan’s story bear a striking resemblance to the contemporary political landscape.