Utah’s Pioneer Values: Religious Refuge & Beyond

Pioneer Legacy Utah’s refugee program localizes the global, drawing upon a 200-year tradition of offering refuge to the persecuted. In July of 1847, Mormon pioneers fleeing religious persecution reached the Salt Lake Valley—and over the coming decades, built a state...

Texas at the Breaking Point

On October 30, 2025, the administration announced a refugee admissions ceiling of just 7,500 for FY 2026 – the lowest in U.S. history. For Texas, long the nation’s leader in welcoming refugees, that number represents not only a policy failure, but a moral and...