Illegal Alien Playing Field

In the news this past week has been the story of three American hikers being apprehended by authorities for illegally entering Iran. It appears that they are going to be prosecuted for espionage -- or some other trumped-up charges.

Back in March 2009, two American journalists were apprehended by border police for illegally entering North Korea. The journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, were tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. Their story has been headlines for almost four months and today it's reported that Bill Clinton has gone to North Korea to negotiate for their release.

In summary, five Americans since March have illegally entered foreign countries and they now face serious penalties behind cold prison bars. It's been covered as front-page, top-story news worldwide.

Meanwhile, since March over 100,000 foreign nationals are estimated to have illegally entered the United States without apprehension and without one prominent headline. It's unknown how many illegals have to enter the U.S. before the story gets continuous front-page, worldwide exposure.