[Joe 6-pack]

I'm sure there were also high level Roman officials who talked and talked and talked about the threat posed by unbridled immigration, but did nothing about it.

Some of them may have even orated.

[snoringbear]

Yeh, the empire was already in decline, was split between east and west. The Legion was over extended. General population was tired of endless wars, more.
Does this sound familiar?