Fact Check Posts – Page 46

Sean Hannity
stated on August 23, 2016 a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump:

Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a campaign speech in Phoenix:

"There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals."

By Allison Graves • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.:

The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million."

By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2016 a speech in Arizona:

"Illegal immigration costs our country more than $113 billion a year."

By Miriam Valverde • September 1, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview on Fox News:

"They were going to build the wall a while ago, not so long ago, like in '06. And they couldn't get environmental impact statements."

By Miriam Valverde • August 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2016 a rally:

As governor, Tim Kaine "oversaw a huge increase in illegal immigration, a tremendous increase."

By Sean Gorman • August 29, 2016

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."

By Lauren Carroll • August 26, 2016

Ruben Kihuen
stated on August 15, 2016 a press conference:

"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."

By Riley Snyder • August 25, 2016

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."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 25, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a campaign ad:

Says Hillary Clinton wants illegal immigrants "collecting Social Security benefits."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 24, 2016

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."

By Miriam Valverde • August 22, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2016 a TV ad:

Under Hillary Clinton’s plan "illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay."

By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2016

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."

By Miriam Valverde • August 19, 2016

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."

By Tom Kertscher • August 18, 2016

Lisa Boothe
stated on July 26, 2016 an interview on Fox:

"One in four inmates is an illegal immigrant."

By Miriam Valverde • August 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2016 a campaign speech :

Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.

By Sarah Hauer • August 15, 2016

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."

By Joshua Gillin • August 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 5, 2016 remarks at journalists' convention:

Undocumented immigrants "pay $12 billion a year into Social Security."

By Miriam Valverde • August 10, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on August 1, 2016 a speech.:

Donald Trump says "all Mexicans are rapists."

By Warren Fiske • August 8, 2016

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."

By Miriam Valverde • August 5, 2016

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