Utah Governor to Trump: ‘Allow Us to Accept More Refugees’

Expand A protest at the San Francisco International Airport against Donald Trump’s January 2017 executive order on immigration, January 28, 2017. © 2017 Creative Commons/Daniel Arauz Recently, Gary R. Herbert, the Republican governor for the US state of Utah, sent a letter to President Donald Trump saying Utah would like to sponsor more refugees because, “We empathize deeply with individuals and groups who have been forced from their homes and we love giving them a new home and a new life.” It was a refreshing appeal, recalling the country’s historically supportive approach toward refugee…

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