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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2016 a rally
As governor, Tim Kaine "oversaw a huge increase in illegal immigration, a tremendous increase."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 25, 2016 remarks in Reno
"Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on the rise in our schools, especially targeting students of color, Muslims and immigrants."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2016
Ruben Kihuen
Ruben Kihuen
stated on August 15, 2016 a press conference
"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • August 25, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on July 19, 2016 remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention
"One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a campaign ad
Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a post on Medium
"Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community."
True
By Miriam Valverde • August 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad
Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2016 a speech in Youngstown, Ohio
"We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • August 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton is "proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybody's jobs, including low-income African-Americans."
False
August 18, 2016
Lisa Boothe
Lisa Boothe
stated on July 26, 2016 an interview on Fox
"One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • August 15, 2016
Carlos Beruff
Carlos Beruff
stated on August 6, 2016 a Facebook post
"The director of the FBI said that we cannot properly vet people coming from the Middle East."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 5, 2016 remarks at journalists' convention
Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • August 10, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 1, 2016 a speech.
Donald Trump says "all Mexicans are rapists."
False
By Warren Fiske • August 8, 2016
National Border Patrol Council
National Border Patrol Council
stated on July 28, 2016 a statement
"Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • August 5, 2016
Kelly Terry-Willis
Kelly Terry-Willis
stated on July 18, 2016 a Republican National Convention video
In Arizona, "there are only one and a half (Border Patrol) agents per every 10 square miles." 
False
By Anthony Cave • August 4, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on July 14, 2016 a news release
"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."
False
By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016
Karen Bass
Karen Bass
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says Donald Trump promised "the mass deportation of Latino families."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 28, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"Illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as they’ve been in decades."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 28, 2016
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2016
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