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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on January 24, 2018 an interview on Fox Business Network
In 2005 or 2006 U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer "voted for the wall."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2018
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on February 8, 2018 a tweet
"There are more immigrants in our country right now than any other time."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 13, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio
"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."
False
By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 State of the Union address
Many gang members have taken advantage of "glaring loopholes and our laws to enter the country as illegal, unaccompanied, alien minors."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2018
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on January 30, 2018 a tweet
"100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • February 2, 2018
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on January 29, 2018 an ad
"Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • February 2, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 12, 2018 an interview
About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work."  
Half-True
February 2, 2018
CSC Mediagroup.USA
CSC Mediagroup.USA
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
Democrats "booed families of children murdered by MS13."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
USA Trainnews
USA Trainnews
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
"Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on January 30, 2018 a headline
"Fall River, Massachusetts was not 'built by immigrants.' "
False
By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 31, 2018 State of the Union address
"A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 State of the Union address
The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 31, 2018
Steve Cortes
Steve Cortes
stated on January 23, 2018 in an interview
"We have right now, … in the state of California, 55 percent of all immigrants are on public assistance."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • January 29, 2018
Ronald Brownstein
Ronald Brownstein
stated on January 23, 2018 a CNN interview
"They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 26, 2018
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on January 4, 2018 a Facebook post
Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
stated on January 21, 2018 a headline
"California To Register Illegal Aliens To Vote – Automatically."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2018 a Cabinet meeting
Says "22 to 24 people" came into the United States due to family connection with suspect in the October 2017 New York City terror attack.
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet
Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • January 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 15, 2017 White House graphic
"Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • January 23, 2018
Paul Sperry
Paul Sperry
stated on January 13, 2018 a commentary
Says border fencing finished near El Paso in 2010 dramatically curtailed illegal crossings, local crime and drug smuggling.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2018
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