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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Obama's heckler
Obama's heckler
stated on November 25, 2013 comments during the president's speech
President Barack Obama has the "power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 26, 2013
Causa Oregon
Causa Oregon
stated on November 14, 2013 a website statement
"American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year."
Half-True
By Dana Tims • November 25, 2013
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on October 21, 2013 a statement on WPRO-AM
"Under Mayor Cicilline, [Providence] was a sanctuary city."
False
By John Hill • November 24, 2013
City of Austin
City of Austin
stated on November 8, 2013 a press release
"Nearly 20% of our residents" are born abroad.
True
By Sue Owen • November 20, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on October 7, 2013 a video advertisement, "Fight"
I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2013
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on September 21, 2013 a flier mailed to constituents
"In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • October 1, 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.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2013
John Carter
John Carter
stated on August 31, 2013 a news article
About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 6, 2013
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on August 27, 2013 a speech at the National Press Club
The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 28, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 13, 2013 a radio interview
Says President Barack Obama could "basically" legalize all immigrants here illegally "by the sign of a pen."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • August 22, 2013
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Federation for American Immigration Reform
stated on August 5, 2013 a news release
"Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 9, 2013
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on June 27, 2013 a campaign video
Says the 2014-15 state budget "cut border security and funding to fight criminal gangs."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • August 2, 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."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 1, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 30, 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
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview with World Net Daily
"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on June 30, 2013 a Wall Street Journal op-ed
Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2013
Chain email
Chain email
stated on July 7, 2013 a long-running chain email
Obamacare "will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally."
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • July 9, 2013
Dan Stein
Dan Stein
stated on July 7, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
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