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Ok, I don't know if I'm getting what you'r trying to ask perfectly here, but here's my answer to your question as I understand it.

I thought Mr. Gold picked Henry out for Regina, knowing all along who he was, in order to lure his mother the savior to town. It was all part of his plan.

As for how Henry got into town in the first place, I think that people actually could get in from the outside during the curse. What about that man and his son ( You know, the Robin and Roland precursors) who wandered into town and were subsequently kidknapped by Regina?