Almost all of Utah's political elite, Mr Sandstrom included, were thoroughly embarrassed by it.

ECONOMIST: Utah's immigration debate

Marietta Cauchi in London, Kirsten Bienk in Hamburg, and Gustav Sandstrom in Stockholm contributed to this article.

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Mr Sandstrom once proselytised in Venezuela and says he even has a permanent-residency permit there (through a fluke of paperwork).

ECONOMIST: Utah's immigration debate