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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."
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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]."
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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.
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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.
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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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