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Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 23, 2014 a press conference
Says 95 percent of people caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border said in a survey "we are coming because we’ve been promised amnesty."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2014
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on June 15, 2014 a statement on "This Week"
Says Eric Cantor "was the co-author of the House GOP principles on immigration reform. Both the 'New York Times' and the 'Washington Post' said that that captured the essence of what was in the Senate immigration bill."
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By Katie Sanders • June 15, 2014
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on May 31, 2014 a letter to the editor of the San Antonio Express-News
"Last year," Obama "administration officials released into our neighborhoods more than 36,000 criminal immigrants who had nearly 88,000 convictions. The crimes included hundreds of convictions for murder, rape and kidnapping and thousands of drug-related crimes."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 10, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on April 23, 2014 a news conference
40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."
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April 29, 2014
Janet Murguía
Janet Murguía
stated on March 9, 2014 an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto'
"We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States."
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By Julie Kliegman • March 17, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 13, 2014 a campaign email blast
"Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated."
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By Sue Owen • February 6, 2014
Causa Oregon
Causa Oregon
stated on November 14, 2013 a website statement
"American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year."
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By Dana Tims • November 25, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
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By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2013 a Wall Street Journal op-ed
Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2013
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 1, 2013 an op-ed article
"Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."
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By Dave Umhoefer • July 7, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on July 20, 2013 an interview
Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president."
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By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 4, 2013 his weekly radio address.
Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 30, 2013 a Fox News interview
"We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law."
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By Molly Moorhead • May 7, 2013
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 26, 2013 a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
"Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 14, 2013 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight "is not amnesty."
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By Molly Moorhead • April 17, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 12, 2013 the State of the Union Address
Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate
Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
American Principles in Action
American Principles in Action
stated on August 7, 2012 an advertisement
Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  
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By Tara Merrigan • July 3, 2012
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