Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 13, 2021 in an interview on Fox News
"When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."
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By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on March 14, 2021 a CNN interview
"We saw the increases (of unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border) dating back almost a year."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 17, 2021
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on March 8, 2021 a Facebook post and tweet
Current immigration "apprehension numbers are worse than the 'crisis' Biden/Obama/Pelosi acknowledged in 2014!"
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By Bill McCarthy • March 11, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 4, 2021 a Senate speech
“More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”
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By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2020 a post
“Federal law requires people to speak English to be naturalized as American citizens.”
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October 19, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ
Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.”
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By Miriam Valverde • August 12, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 23, 2020 a Telemundo interview
“80% of the American people support our Dreamers. Over 70% think they should have a path to citizenship, and that's Democrats, Republicans, independents.”
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By Miriam Valverde • June 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”
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By Miriam Valverde • May 18, 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 21, 2020 a tweet
“Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”
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By John Pullano • May 7, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2019 an interview on "Face the Nation"
President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.
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By Chris Nichols • November 23, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on October 13, 2019 an article in a local newspaper
"$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs."
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By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • November 18, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on October 22, 2019 remarks at a committee hearing
Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime."
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 27, 2019
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on August 26, 2019 a news conference
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
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By Chris Nichols • September 25, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum
At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."  
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By D.L. Davis • July 19, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 30, 2019 an interview
Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • July 12, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 an immigration speech
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on April 1, 2019 a Medium post
Says that the George W. Bush administration in 2005 revived a long-standing law when it "decided to charge those that crossed the border with criminal violations, rather than civil ones."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 5, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 1, 2019 news articles and blogs
Americans "would run out of avocados in three weeks" if imports from Mexico were stopped due to a border closure. 
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By Chris Nichols • April 3, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post
"In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2019
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on February 22, 2019 a press conference
Says President Donald Trump "put out a $297 million contract to a vendor to show him how to hire Border Patrol. So, the first payment they made was $14.8 million. You know how many Border Patrol they hired with $14.8 million? Two."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2019
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