US Using Medical Records to Deny Visitors Entry to the Country?Chris Carrington She was told at Torontos Pearson Airport that she did not have the clearance to cross into the US due to a bout of clinical depression in 2012. The 50-year-old author was due to arrive in New York City to embark on a Carribean cruise. Although she had spent $8,000 on the cruise, US officials at Pearson told her a US government approved doctor would have to approve her visit and there would be around $500 in fees to pay. Richardson wants to know how the United States obtained her confidential medical records that are held in a different country. She has travelled across the border numerous times since becoming wheelchair bound after a suicide attempt in 2001. The border agent told her that the US Immigration and Nationality Act allows the government to deny entry to anyone with a physical or mental issue that pose a threat to the property, safety or welfare and that her mental illness episode last year warranted extra attention. Read more Chris Carrington is a writer, researcher and lecturer with a background in science, technology and environmental studies. Chris is an editor for The Daily Sheeple, where this first appeared.Wake the flock up! 