Utes people

Apparently some black New Orleans residents who are being sheltered in Utah after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina have some concerns about staying there permanently.

Asked whether he would relocate permanently to Utah after being brought here as a refugee from Hurricane Katrina, Larry Andrew rattled off a series of questions on Friday on the delicate issue of race.

"How do the adults really feel about us moving in?"

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. said he expected about half of the 600 refugees who arrived here to remain permanently and said they would do just fine.

"It's different perhaps than many would think who rely on the old stereotype of Utah being homogeneous," he told Reuters. "We've evolved so rapidly in recent years."

Oh, there is one catch:

Utah, through its Joint Terrorist Task Force, is performing (criminal background) checks on evacuees who settle in that state.

Bummer. Maybe you could try Pennsylvania.

Try to imagine this happening if a hurricane hit the Hamptons.