After November's terror attacks in Paris, Republican governors across the country said their states wouldn't welcome Syrian refugees. But Utah Gov. Gary Herbert broke with his conservative counterparts. His office said of the refugees, "We will work to do all we can to ease their suffering without compromising public safety."
Utah's support for refugees seems unexpected. The state is the fourth most conservative in the nation, according to a Gallup analysis.There aren't many situations where Utah is at odds with the Republican party line. But on the subject of refugees Herbert has shown a rare deviation that is rooted in the state's history.
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