JFK had a dream and it passed in 1965, the end result was inevitable.
A little more research please.
Today's mess has little to do with Democrats. It lays squarely at the feet of Republicans. Specifically Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
Reagan's 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act beckoned the masses of Mexico and was the only sponsored legislation which he admitted, in hindsight, was a mistake.
Bush opened the flood gates in January 2004 with his public pronouncements on "immigration reform": Saying the United States needs an immigration system "that serves the American economy and reflects the American dream," President Bush Wednesday outlined a plan to revamp the nation's immigration laws and allow some eight million illegal immigrants to obtain legal status as temporary workers.
Within 30 days of the public broadcast of that speech estimated illegal entries rose 100% and were up an estimated 300% by May 2004. They never slowed down.
Yes ansel12, democrats took advantage but they didn't lay the foundation.