BobsYourUncle wrote:
About a dozen years ago, we hosted a student from France in our home. One of his dreams was to visit the US. My wife, a couple of my children and this teenage student, complete with all the right papers to prove himself, went to cross the border at Blaine Wa. The US border guard directly asked my wife and the student if they were going down to the US to kill the president. True story, no lie. These guys are flamin' idiots!
My first thought is that is one of those questions that they ask to judge how you respond, what your reaction is. When we went through the border a few years ago I was first asked how long we were staying, then at the end of the questions I was asked when we were leaving - same question, just asked differently to see what happens.
Sorry about your issues at the border.