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Gary Herbert: “Refugees, as I look at them, are people running away from bad circumstances. We've had some of that in our own culture.…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
Refugees, as I look at them, are people running away from bad circumstances. We've had some of that in our own culture. Maybe that makes us a little more sensitive to that issue, maybe a little bit more empathetic because of our own history in Utah.
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Gary Herbert

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Governor Gary Herbert expresses empathy towards refugees and acknowledges their plight.

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