Nice article, ern.
I wonder if anyone has done a breakdown of the nationalities of all those spouses not being allowed into the country. If the result is that 90% of them come from the Indian subcontinent, I suspect one might be able to argue the policy is racist. On the other hand, if they come from "all over the place" - including as noted in the article relatively well off people in the USA - its hard to see what its trying to achieve.