well thank goodness we don't penalize innocent individuals for the abhorrent laws of their nation's governments - especially when many of those people come from nations in which the people have no say and no control over their government and its actions.

Because we should strive to emulate countries like Iran when it comes to how we treat people, right?

The governments of those people decided that, not the people who lived there. I'm sure you don't want to be judged for the actions taken by your government.