Western Governors Endorse Prescreening Tourists Outside US

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Governors from 19 Western states called Friday for expansion of a program that screens international travelers at airports abroad, in a bid to encourage tourism and stop terrorists before they arrive in the U.S.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock told the Western Governors’ Association in Las Vegas that expanding a U.S. government pre-clearance program would serve two purposes.
“First, it enhances national security by keeping potential terrorists from even arriving on