Latest Fact-Checks By Miriam Valverde

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Trump in Arizona

Trump says in few years, immigrant share of population will break records

September 19, 2016

"Within just a few years, immigration as a share of national population is set to break all historical records."

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Trump says 1 million legal crossings along U.S.-Mexico border

September 14, 2016

Says U.S.-Mexico border has "1 million legal border crossings each and every day."

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Mike Pence says ‘no effort’ made against visa overstays

September 12, 2016

For immigrants with visa overstays, "we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law."

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Donald Trump’s False claim veterans treated worse than illegal immigrants

September 9, 2016

"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."

Donald Trump CIC forum tight

Did Hillary Clinton say she was “satisfied” with Veterans Administration?

September 8, 2016

Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."

Trump in Arizona

Trump says Secure Communities, 287(g) immigration programs worked

September 6, 2016

The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs "were programs that worked" but were "recklessly gutted" by the Obama administration.

Trump crowd immigration speech AZ

Donald Trump says illegal immigration costs $113 billion a year

September 1, 2016

"Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year."

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Trump says they were going to build a wall in ’06, but environmental rules got in the way

August 29, 2016

"They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements."

Clinton in Warren, Mich.

Clinton says almost a half-million immigrants still eligible for DACA, particularly Asians

August 22, 2016

"Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community."

Trump Youngstown still

Trump says U.S. admits 100,000 “permanent immigrants” annually from Middle East

August 19, 2016

"We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."

U.S.-Mexico border fence

Republican strategist says 25 percent of inmates are illegal immigrants

August 15, 2016

"One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant."

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Clinton says undocumented immigrants pay $12 billion a year into Social Security

August 10, 2016

Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security."

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