But Mr. Trump and his national security team are not waiting to toughen the rules to decide who can enter the United States. Mr. Trump has spoken regularly of his concern about the threat of “radical Islamic terrorism” from immigrants. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThere are legitimate reasons someone might be targeted, such as evidence of a connection to terrorism or crime. During his presidential campaign, Mr. Trump accused the Obama administration of failing to properly screen people coming into the United States, a claim former officials in that administration reject. Administration officials said the cables from Mr. Tillerson are among the actions being taken to carry out that memorandum.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2017 23:26 UTC