In an op-ed published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called on Congress to reform immigration policy.
Teaming up with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, the Republican governors wrote that the proposal to allow states to sponsor immigrants is a good compromise between two sides — one which they characterized as overlooking immigration’s impact on border states while encouraging too many to make the dangerous journey, and another that views immigrants as a burden.
A sponsorship program likely would be similar to those already extended to universities and employers, but states would be deciding which people it would offer sponsorship to. Consequently, immigrant workers who come through such sponsorship programs would not be tied to one employer, protecting them from employers who might take advantage of immigrants with deportation threats.
People on both sides of the aisle, though, have some concerns about allowing state-sponsored immigration. On the right, some don’t like that it would decrease job availability and say increasing immigration poses a risk to national security. From the left, there are worries that giving this power to states could result in race- or religion-based discrimination.
Cox has attracted attention for his views on immigration since before he was governor. In 2018, he wrote in a Twitter thread that immigrant children being separated from their parents
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