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Bernie Sanders
stated on March 15, 2020 a Democratic presidential primary debate

Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 17, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on February 14, 2020 an interview with Jorge Ramos

“You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 13, 2020

Breitbart
stated on February 12, 2020 a Facebook post

“Amy Klobuchar vows to resettle 500 percent more refugees, none in her neighborhood.”

By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on November 12, 2019 a tweet

"Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals."

By Miriam Valverde • November 14, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2019 a re-election campaign ad

Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half."

By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2019

Ryan Fournier
stated on October 20, 2019 a tweet

"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."

By Miriam Valverde • October 30, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post

"ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant."

By Miriam Valverde • September 24, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a tweet

"The Obama-Biden Administration did not conduct workplace raids—in fact, it ended them."

By Miriam Valverde • September 18, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate

Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."

By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2019 a Facebook post

"89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump."

By Miriam Valverde • August 27, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2019 a re-election campaign ad

Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."

By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2019

Ron Johnson
stated on July 21, 2019 CNN State of the Union interview

"There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."

By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2019

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."

By D.L. Davis • July 19, 2019

Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 7, 2019 a Fox News Sunday interview

"Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years."

By Miriam Valverde • July 11, 2019

Michael Burgess
stated on June 24, 2019 an MSNBC interview

Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of."

By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2019 a Telemundo interview

"When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."

By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2019

Ron Johnson
stated on May 26, 2019 a TV interview

"Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children."

By Mica Soellner • June 18, 2019

Brian Kolfage
stated on June 10, 2019 a tweet

Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge."

By Miriam Valverde • June 17, 2019

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."

By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019

X posts
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet

Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."

By Miriam Valverde • April 8, 2019

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