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Pretty close, I'd say.

I have to admit, I'm finally coming around on this isue. I think with me, it was like it was with many Americans. I naively thought the flood of illegals was no big deal for a while. Why?

1) I know many Mexicans and other Latinos. And as persons, I like most of 'em. Most of them that I know (even those whose legal status I suspect) are nice people, hardworking, friendly, etc. This kind of blurred the issue for me.

2) I don't live in a southern border state, so for a long while I never saw the effect that low-wage, unskilled workers had in driving down the prices paid for labor in a market. Having some distance from the issue, I tended to think that it was a minor annoyance, and simply "someone else's problem."

Well, I'm finally seeing the light and realizing this is a real, serious problem, and it's EVERYONE'S problem. It's hurting our whole economy, and leaves our country horribly naked and exposed to terrorist infiltration. And just because they may be nice people, that does not change the fact that THEY HAVE BROKEN OUR LAWS. They need to get out, and maybe, maybe, we'll consider them for future LEGAL immigration after, say, a 15-year banishment period.

Foreign and domestic enemies...I'd say you're right.