U.S. law (Citizenship and Immigration Services, Act 212) (http://www.uscis.gov/laws/act http://www.uscis.gov/laws/act) states that aliens are inadmissible if th

U.S. law (Citizenship and Immigration Services, Act 212) (http://www.uscis.gov/laws/act http://www.uscis.gov/laws/act) states that aliens are inadmissible if they have: a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, or have had such a disorder and it is likely to recur. It sounds as though this lady's condition does not meet these requirements, and hence she should have been admitted. The issue, in this case, is that the immigration agents actually searched online for her medical/criminal history and found evidence of mental disorder[1]. Apparently, the agent in this case did not ascertain whether her condition presents a danger to herself or others currently. She states that it does not, and presumably she has a psychiatric sign-off to that effect. Unfortunately, aliens have very little power to effect change in U.S. laws and abuse of those laws by the border guards. You just try to get past the border people, then breath a sigh of relief. If you can't get through, you are angry but your own government is unlikely to act. This is just more fuel for the argument that our border control needs a major overhaul. Certainly we should be scrutinizing people coming in from other countries, especially ones who come from certain Middle Eastern and central Asian places who are interested in learning to fly jet planes and so forth. But the vast, overwhelming majority of visitors are good, honest people whom we should and must welcome. All I can think of to help solve this problem is to write to your Congressional delegation and get the issue onto the agenda. [1] http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/dhs-agent-cites-private-medical-history-deny-canadian-entry-us http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/dhs-agent-cites-p...