America’s Reddest (and Stealthiest) Sanctuary State — Not So Stealthy Now
How to end the Beehive State’s sanctuary status
By Ronald W. Mortensen on July 24, 2024
Utah flyer
For decades, Utah has been America’s stealthiest sanctuary state, but that all came crashing down when Salt Lake City TV station KUTV, reported that “Denver is paying travel costs to send migrants to Utah — roughly 2,000 so far — even as the state, Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County lack capacity to care for them, and as they urge asylum seekers to go someplace else.”
Following the KUTV report, the New York Times, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, and the Deseret News (which is owned by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) all reported on Utah’s status as one of the most welcoming states in the nation for individuals crossing the southern border. The Deseret News did, however, continue to tell its readers that “Utah is not officially a sanctuary state.”
Now that Utah’s stealth sanctuary status has been exposed, this article looks at how Utah’s elected officials responded to the KUTV report and what needs to be done to end Utah’s sanctuary state status.
https://cis.org/Report/Americas-Reddest-and-Stealthiest-Sanctuary-State-Not-So-Stealthy-Now