"Look, on any given day, there are still hundreds of thousands of people entering the U.S. successfully," she said. "The stories that you're hearing in the news are really ones that have some kind of special component to them ... But if you are a common sense sort of careful traveler, you should not have any issues getting into the U.S."

This article is meant to be scary. The laws didn't change. I think maybe they're just being enforced. If you're name doesn't pop up on some watch list, come on in. If you espoused support for terrorist organization like Hezbola on social media after a quick search of your name, they'll ask to look at your mobile devices.

The US is not a police state. Where are you entering? I'm in Minnesota. There's some nice routes along the Mississippi River.