Washington • Utah’s senators said Friday they were unaware President Donald Trump was going to nominate a Utahn known for his anti-illegal immigration rhetoric to a top State Department job and critics said Ronald Mortensen is a poor choice to oversee refugee and migration issues.
Trump on Thursday selected Mortensen — a former career foreign service officer who has been a vocal critic of immigrants and argues they commit crimes at a high rate — to be the assistant secretary of state over population, refugees and migration. The Senate must confirm Mortensen to the post.
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