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Utah's present governor, Jon Huntsman, Jr., a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, plans to present the Western Governors Association with an ambitious program to deal with the immigration crisis. The Huntsman plan would build on Utah's "Alliance for Prosperity" with Mexico, which was announced during Huntsman's mid-July visit to Mexico City.
The "Alliance" was described by the July 14 Deseret Morning News as a "plan to boost economic development and tourism between Utah and Mexico, as well as create new education and cultural exchanges." Plans to have Mexican President Vicente Fox travel to Utah to sign the agreement are on hold, but Governor Huntsman insists "we're going to work toward bringing this plan to fruition whether he visits or not. That [visit] would be a capstone of sorts to this alliance, but it isn't critical to its success."
The issue of immigration--or, as Mexican officials insist on calling it, "migration"--came up in practically every session of Huntsman's four-day visit. The chief concern, Huntsman explained, was to "work on the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Huntsman's amnesty "Alliance".(INSIDER REPORT)(Jon Huntsman)