[pcwalton]

> doesn't contradict the commenters statement.

Yes, it does. The executive order "singles people out" based on their religion.

It doesn't matter what the motive is (and I think your take on the motive is naive, but that's beside the point).

[edblarney]

Western governments around the world make special considerations for persecuted minorities all the time. That is 'singling out' usually on the basis of ethnicity or religion, sometimes sexual orientation.