First daughter Ivanka Trump says letting Syrian refugees into the United States "has to be part of the discussion" on how to deal with people fleeing conflict in the war-torn country.

"I think there is a global humanitarian crisis that's happening, and we have to come together, and we have to solve it," she told NBC's Today show in an interview aired Wednesday.

The adviser to the president said that opening the borders should be discussed, but "that's not going to be enough in and of itself."