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Zoe Lofgren
stated on February 5, 2013 in a House hearing on immigration:

"With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens."

Mostly True

By Molly Moorhead • February 8, 2013

Texas Federation of Republican Women
stated on January 17, 2013 in an approved resolution.:

Says that 9 million to 50 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States.

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 1, 2013

Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview:

Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what they support."

Mostly False

By Molly Moorhead • January 31, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview:

The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2013

ACLU Foundation of Georgia
stated on December 7, 2012 in 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."

True

By Eric Stirgus • December 17, 2012

Juan Hernández
stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post:

Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state.

Mostly True

By Sue Owen • December 12, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:

Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:

Says Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:

Says Obama broke his promise to offer a comprehensive immigration bill in his first year.

True

By Jon Greenberg • October 17, 2012

Brendan Doherty
stated on September 30, 2012 in a TV interview:

"Congressman Cicilline, when he was the mayor of Providence, espoused a sanctuary city."

False

By John Hill • October 9, 2012

Rob Andrews
stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey:

Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again."

False

By Bill Wichert • September 23, 2012

Jeb Bush
stated on August 26, 2012 in 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."

True

By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2012

Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
stated on August 13, 2012 in an attack ad:

Says state Senate candidate Aaron Bean voted to give health care subsidies to illegal immigrants.

False

By Katie Sanders • August 13, 2012

American Principles in Action
stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement:

Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2012

Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics
stated on August 24, 2012 in a campaign commercial:

Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition.

Mostly True

By Katie Sanders • August 9, 2012

Heather Fiorentino
stated on August 7, 2012 in a campaign mailer:

As Florida secretary of state, Kurt Browning "allowed 1,800 illegal voters to register in Florida."

Pants on Fire!

By Jeffrey S. Solochek • August 9, 2012

David Dewhurst
stated on July 17, 2012 in a Republican US Senate debate.:

Says he has seen Border Patrol signs near the Mexico border in English, Spanish and Chinese.

True

By W. Gardner Selby • July 26, 2012

Ted Cruz
stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston:

Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.

Mostly True

By Sue Owen • July 26, 2012

Reince Priebus
stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview:

Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2012

Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2012 in a speech in San Antonio.:

Mitt Romney "says the Arizona immigration law should be a model for the nation."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2012

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