Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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City of Austin
City of Austin
stated on November 8, 2013 a press release
"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.
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By Sue Owen • November 20, 2013
David Watts
David Watts
stated on September 16, 2013 an email blast
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on July 21, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program
"The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 1, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 a Twitter post
"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
True
By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on June 21, 2013 a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher"
If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 1, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 5, 2013 in his book 'Immigration Wars'
"Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status."
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By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on March 5, 2013 a tweet
Says Jeb Bush "flip-flop-flip(ped) on immigration."
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By Molly Moorhead • March 8, 2013
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
ACLU Foundation of Georgia
stated on December 7, 2012 a press release
"In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."
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By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 the second presidential debate
Says Obama broke his promise to offer a comprehensive immigration bill in his first year.
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By Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2012
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on 'Meet the Press.'
"If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years."
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By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 17, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate.
Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2012
David Plouffe
David Plouffe
stated on June 17, 2012 a comment on 'Fox News Sunday'
"Gov. Romney was very clear, he would veto the DREAM Act."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 22, 2012
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 18, 2012 an interview on Fox News
"A million people a year come into the U.S. legally. No other country even comes close to that figure."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 20, 2012
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on April 24, 2012 a House committee hearing
"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio talk show.
"This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 5, 2012
Peter Palumbo
Peter Palumbo
stated on March 20, 2012 a talk radio show.
"Every poll you see, the overwhelming majority of people want [E-Verify]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 25, 2012
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on February 3, 2012 a press release
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz "opposes the DREAM Act, which is supported by 85% of Latinos."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 21, 2012
Presente.org
Presente.org
stated on January 27, 2012 a television ad
"91 percent of Latinos support the DREAM Act, which allows undocumented youth to attend college," but Marco Rubio opposes it.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 23, 2012 a debate
There are 86 languages spoken at Miami Dade College.
True
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2012
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican debate in Washington
Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
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By Bill Adair • November 23, 2011
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