Does the American public know the actual difference between our

Ocean View - Does the American public know the actual difference between our laws and Mexico's ? Let's just touch on one, immigration, if a foreign national gets caught in the US (currently) there's a good chance they will be "let go" and "asked" to report for your court date. In Mexico an "out of towner" with no papers or no legitimate reason to be there is incarcerated, then the family is contacted to arrange "payment" to release the subject BACK to the country of origin, no press, no asylum, no compassion, I wonder why ? Are they less compassionate ? That's hard to believe, maybe they are just smarter