Trump will likely win Arizona and lose Utah...for the same reason

[Missourian]

Donald Trump’s hard-line position on immigration is the main reason he is favored to win the Arizona Republican primary on Tuesday — and lose the Utah caucuses.

The chasm between the neighboring states on this issue is extraordinary.
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But just to the north, in Utah, nearly two-thirds of the population is Mormon.
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“The LDS church has spent years lobbying for ‘compassionate’ immigration reform,” McKay Coppins, who himself is Mormon, writes on BuzzFeed. “In 2011, church leaders offered a full-throated endorsement of ‘the Utah Compact,’ a state legislative initiative that discouraged deporting otherwise law-abiding [illegal] immigrants and offered a path to residency for families that would be separated by deportation. These pro-[illegal] immigrant attitudes are common among rank-and-file believers. … Mormons are more than twice as likely as evangelicals to say they support ‘more immigration’ to the United States, according to Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell.
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Trump has fared terribly in areas where Mormons concentrate, from Nevada to Wyoming and Idaho. “In Idaho’s heavily Mormon Madison County, Trump captured less than 8 percent of the vote, and he pulled in less than 20 percent in other southern Idaho counties that have large LDS populations,” Katie Zezima notes from Utah.

The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump will probably win Arizona but get crushed in Utah tomorrow​

There you go. Nothing wrong with it, everyone is entitled to their opinions on illegal immigration...I have zero issue with it. This thread only serves as explanation, not commentary.

 

[tinydancer]

Donald Trump’s hard-line position on immigration is the main reason he is favored to win the Arizona Republican primary on Tuesday — and lose the Utah caucuses.

The chasm between the neighboring states on this issue is extraordinary.
<snip>

But just to the north, in Utah, nearly two-thirds of the population is Mormon.
<snip>

“The LDS church has spent years lobbying for ‘compassionate’ immigration reform,” McKay Coppins, who himself is Mormon, writes on BuzzFeed. “In 2011, church leaders offered a full-throated endorsement of ‘the Utah Compact,’ a state legislative initiative that discouraged deporting otherwise law-abiding [illegal] immigrants and offered a path to residency for families that would be separated by deportation. These pro-[illegal] immigrant attitudes are common among rank-and-file believers. … Mormons are more than twice as likely as evangelicals to say they support ‘more immigration’ to the United States, according to Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell.
<snip>

Trump has fared terribly in areas where Mormons concentrate, from Nevada to Wyoming and Idaho. “In Idaho’s heavily Mormon Madison County, Trump captured less than 8 percent of the vote, and he pulled in less than 20 percent in other southern Idaho counties that have large LDS populations,” Katie Zezima notes from Utah.

The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump will probably win Arizona but get crushed in Utah tomorrow​

There you go. Nothing wrong with it, everyone is entitled to their opinions on illegal immigration...I have zero issue with it. This thread only serves as explanation, not commentary.

Mexican Mormons are numerous in Utah. You have to remember how many Mormon colonies are in Mexico. AND latinos are the LDS fastest growing group in it's membership.

 

[Timmy]

Grampa Romney fled to Mexico when he was a scofflaw !

 

[tinydancer]

An FYI. They could practice polygamy in Mexico. Good link here:

"Mexican Mormons migrating north brought their faith with them. Gómez compares being a Spanish-speaking Mormon in Utah in 1964 to today. "It has exploded," he said. "There was only one small branch, but today there's probably 35, 40 units just in Utah county."

Across the road from the museum, at Brigham Young University, Ignacio García is a history professor and a Mexican-American who has also served as a Mormon bishop. He explains that Latinos are drawn to Mormonism for it's tight-knit culture, a contrast to an increasingly distant Catholic Church. And he adds another reason why Latinos are drawn to Mormonism. "They still catch on to the pioneer stories, the meaning of a people leaving, escaping from a place in which they are oppressed. It's a way to escape mob violence," García said. "In the Book of Mormon, there's a mention where people come to this land through the hand of God. I hear it often, you know, we're here because God wants us to be here. This is home."

And there was a time when more American Mormons considered Mexico home, to proselytize, create colonies and practice polygamy, outlawed in the US And here is where Mitt Romney's heritage enters the scene, when his forefathers helped set up colonies in northern Mexico."

Latino Mormons: The LDS Church's Fastest Growing Group

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Donald Trump’s hard-line position on immigration is the main reason he is favored to win the Arizona Republican primary on Tuesday — and lose the Utah caucuses.

The chasm between the neighboring states on this issue is extraordinary.
<snip>

But just to the north, in Utah, nearly two-thirds of the population is Mormon.
<snip>

“The LDS church has spent years lobbying for ‘compassionate’ immigration reform,” McKay Coppins, who himself is Mormon, writes on BuzzFeed. “In 2011, church leaders offered a full-throated endorsement of ‘the Utah Compact,’ a state legislative initiative that discouraged deporting otherwise law-abiding [illegal] immigrants and offered a path to residency for families that would be separated by deportation. These pro-[illegal] immigrant attitudes are common among rank-and-file believers. … Mormons are more than twice as likely as evangelicals to say they support ‘more immigration’ to the United States, according to Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell.
<snip>

Trump has fared terribly in areas where Mormons concentrate, from Nevada to Wyoming and Idaho. “In Idaho’s heavily Mormon Madison County, Trump captured less than 8 percent of the vote, and he pulled in less than 20 percent in other southern Idaho counties that have large LDS populations,” Katie Zezima notes from Utah.

The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump will probably win Arizona but get crushed in Utah tomorrow​

There you go. Nothing wrong with it, everyone is entitled to their opinions on illegal immigration...I have zero issue with it. This thread only serves as explanation, not commentary.

Mexican Mormons are numerous in Utah. You have to remember how many Mormon colonies are in Mexico. AND latinos are the LDS fastest growing group in it's membership.

Mitt Romney's grandparents were polygamous mormons who moved to Mexico and his dad, George, was born in Chihuahua...

 

[tinydancer]

Donald Trump’s hard-line position on immigration is the main reason he is favored to win the Arizona Republican primary on Tuesday — and lose the Utah caucuses.

The chasm between the neighboring states on this issue is extraordinary.
<snip>

But just to the north, in Utah, nearly two-thirds of the population is Mormon.
<snip>

“The LDS church has spent years lobbying for ‘compassionate’ immigration reform,” McKay Coppins, who himself is Mormon, writes on BuzzFeed. “In 2011, church leaders offered a full-throated endorsement of ‘the Utah Compact,’ a state legislative initiative that discouraged deporting otherwise law-abiding [illegal] immigrants and offered a path to residency for families that would be separated by deportation. These pro-[illegal] immigrant attitudes are common among rank-and-file believers. … Mormons are more than twice as likely as evangelicals to say they support ‘more immigration’ to the United States, according to Notre Dame political scientist David Campbell.
<snip>

Trump has fared terribly in areas where Mormons concentrate, from Nevada to Wyoming and Idaho. “In Idaho’s heavily Mormon Madison County, Trump captured less than 8 percent of the vote, and he pulled in less than 20 percent in other southern Idaho counties that have large LDS populations,” Katie Zezima notes from Utah.

The Daily 202: Why Donald Trump will probably win Arizona but get crushed in Utah tomorrow​

There you go. Nothing wrong with it, everyone is entitled to their opinions on illegal immigration...I have zero issue with it. This thread only serves as explanation, not commentary.

Mexican Mormons are numerous in Utah. You have to remember how many Mormon colonies are in Mexico. AND latinos are the LDS fastest growing group in it's membership.

Mitt Romney's grandparents were polygamous mormons who moved to Mexico and his dad, George, was born in Chihuahua...

Yuppers. There is a huge Mormon population in Mexico. It makes total sense the Trump is going to lose Utah.

 

[Missourian]

Mitt Romney's grandparents were polygamous mormons who moved to Mexico and his dad, George, was born in Chihuahua...

Yuppers. There is a huge Mormon population in Mexico. It makes total sense the Trump is going to lose Utah.

Forgot about that. Perhaps why Romney hates Trump so much.

 

[eagle1462010]

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