2020 UT Governor's race: on Immigration

Aimee Winder Newton: Allow citizenship for those who wait their turn

We need to secure our borders so we can identify who is coming into our country. Then we need comprehensive immigration reform. I support more work visas for immigrants who want to work here. I also support an expedited immigration process for those who have patiently waited their turn. We need a no-tolerance policy for those who are coming across our borders to do us harm, sell drugs, or commit crimes. Source: 2020 Utah governor campaign website AimeeForGovernor.com May 2, 2020

Jeff Burningham: Let each state set number of guest worker visas needed

Local control is always better than federal mismanagement. Here's a game-changing immigration idea: Each state should tell the federal government how many guest-worker visas it needs each year. Utah knows better than Washington DC how many seasonal workers we need. If the states set the number of visas, available jobs would be filled legally and there would be no magnet drawing people across the border illegally. Source: 2020 Utah gubernatorial campaign website JeffBurningham.com Jan 6, 2020

Spencer Cox: Angry about children separated from families at border

Cox could not sleep because he was angry about the U.S. government separating children from immigrants trying to cross the border illegally. So he griped about it in a string of emotional tweets. "Can't sleep tonight. I know I shouldn't tweet. But I'm angry. And sad," Cox posted. "I hate what we've become. My wife wants to go & hold babies & read to lonely/scared/sad kids. I want to punch someone. Political tribalism is stupid. It sucks & it's dangerous. We are all part of the problem." Source: Salt Lake Tribune on Twitter post in 2020 Utah governor race Jun 20, 2019

Greg Hughes: Slow illegal immigration by verifying status of offenders

A House committee approved an enforcement-only illegal immigration bill. The bill requires police to verify the legal status of people detained for class A misdemeanor and felony offenses if the officer has "reasonable suspicion" they are in the country illegally. It bases "reasonable suspicion" on the absence of a Utah driver's license or other valid forms of government-issue identification. Rep. Greg Hughes [a co-sponsor], said, "I think (doing) nothing is a very poor way forward." Source: KSL-News Utah on 2020 Utah gubernatorial race Feb 11, 2001

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*Gubernatorial Debates 2020:* DE: vs.Carney(incumbent) vs.Williams(D) IN: vs.Holcomb(incumbent) vs.Melton(D) vs.Myers(D) MO: Parson(incumbent) vs.Galloway(D) vs.Neely(R) MT: Bullock(retiring) vs.Fox(R) vs.Perry(R) vs.Gianforte(R) vs.~~Stapleton~~(R) vs.Olszewski(R) vs.Neill(D) vs.Schreiner(D) vs.Cooney(D) vs.Williams(D) NC: Cooper(incumbent) vs.Forest(R) vs.Grange(R) ND: Burgum(incumbent) vs.Coachman(R) vs.Lenz(D) NH: Sununu(incumbent) vs.Volinsky(D) vs. fsFeltes(D) PR: Rossello(D) vs.Garced(D) vs.Pierluisi(D) UT: Herbert(retiring) vs.Huntsman(R) vs.Cox(R) vs.Burningham(R) vs.Newton(D) vs.Hughes(R) VT: Scott(incumbent) vs.Holcombe(D) vs.Zuckerman(D) WA: Inslee(incumbent) vs.Bryant(R) vs.Fortunato(R) WV: Justice(incumbent) vs.Folk(R) vs.Thrasher(R) vs.Vanover(D) vs.Smith(D) vs.Ron Stollings(D)	*Gubernatorial Debates 2021:* NJ: Murphy(D) vs.Ciattarelli(R) VA: Northam(D,term-limited) vs.Herring(D) vs.Chase(R) vs.Fairfax(D) *Gubernatorial Debates 2019:* KY: Bevin(R) vs.~~Goforth~~(R,lost primary) vs.~~Adkins~~(D,lost primary) vs.Beshear(D) vs.~~Edelen~~(D,lost primary) LA: Edwards(D) vs.Rispone(R) vs.Abraham(R) vs.~~Kennedy~~(R,declined) MS: ~~Bryant~~(R,retiring) vs.Foster(R) vs.Hood(D) vs.Reeves(R) vs.Waller(R)
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