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'Minority-majority' cities
Immigration bringing ever-greater diversity to Utah's largest cities

Virginia Latimer has lived in the West Valley City area all 84 years of her life. "It used to be a farming area, and there weren't many minorities at all," she says, and it remained that way when early waves of home building turned it into a suburb. Ref. Source 6

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Utah population tops 2.8 million, but growth rate is cut in half

Utah's population exceeded 2.8 million this year, but what had been high-speed growth has slowed to a comparative crawl, state officials said. That came as the state for the first time in 19 years had a significant drop in its number of births. Also, what has been a flood of immigrants to the state turned into a trickle. Ref. Source 8

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Utah ranks 2nd for growth in U.S.

Utah was the No. 2 fastest-growing state in the nation the past year, thanks to achieving the nation's highest birth rate, its second-lowest death rate and a still-better-than-most economy that attracts more immigrants than average. Ref. Source 7

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In response to Gossip, not everyone in Utah believes that shooting immigrants is the answer we need. I would have to agree with what Rep. Cannon said on the next line of the report: "I don't think that is representative of the mainstream in Utah or America." The newspapers are always willing to post the extreme and people are always willing to read it. Utah has a very diverse community base with a large immigration population. Has crime risen? Of course it has, but that is to be expected when populations expand. As more people move into the Salt Lake area crime is naturally going to rise and immigrants are going to be part of that situation. Most of the people that I know in Utah have no problems with different cultures and although illegal immigration is an issue in Utah it is not one that the majority of Utahns believe should be handled at the end of a gun.

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Two new national monuments pondered for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - The San Rafael Swell and Cedar Mesa region in Utah are among more than two dozen "nationally significant landscapes" that may be good candidates for national monument designation, according to Department of Interior documents. Such potential designations brought outrage from Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, who sent... Ref. Source 5

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Utah's park of perfection

Three of America's best skifields have their roots in Park City, Utah. Cameron Williamson finds that New Zealand skiers are discovering this North American winter wonderland. Ref. Source 3

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Africans pull together in Utah, 8,000 miles from homeland

SALT LAKE CITY - An amiable man in a suit and tie sits at the front of a small room. It is now 25 minutes past the official start time of the monthly general assembly meeting of United Africans of Utah and only three people have shown up, including the amiable man himself. Ref. Source 4

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Discussion of race is vital, Spike Lee says

SALT LAKE CITY - Filmmaker Spike Lee stared out at the audience in the University of Utah's Kingsbury Hall and cited a statistic that by 2035, whites will be a minority in the United States. "Maybe not in the state of Utah," he said, drawing a wave of laughter and applause. "It's going to take longer than that." Ref. Source 3