Not sure if serious or seriously stupid. Yeah, none of them enforced immigration laws. Guess what, you wouldn't have a fucking country if it weren't for sustained massive uncontrolled immigration. If you're gonna take that stance, then you better be prepared to deport a hell of a lot of the US population, since many of them got here illegally (and you people say their descendants should be deported as well, and after all, it doesn't matter if they later got legal status if they came here illegally they should be deported, no?).
It reached a boiling point because those voters are idiots and/or racists, who let a bullshit spewing moron use the oldest trick in the book. "Your problems are all the fault of these other people! I'll fix all your problems by throwing them out!"
When should it have been properly handled? The 1900s? The 1800s? The 1700s? The 1600s? 1500s? How far back should we go? 10,000 years? 20,000? 40,000?
Er, I'm assuming you actually mean too little, too late. Because that makes no sense at all otherwise. But, then that's a common problem with you dipshits.
Ok, so you people spouting this shit. How do you square off assholes like the Bundys that claim they don't even recognize our government? Why aren't you clamoring for them to be deported. They're armed, they've committed crimes, and they don't view your government as legitimate (to the point they have full on confronted government officials with guns and threats), while simultaneously receiving the benefits of the government.