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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
stated on June 15, 2012 a news release
Says President Obama's new immigration plan "is amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2012 on the Internet
"More than 43 percent of all food stamps are given to illegals."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 a Facebook post
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings
stated on May 29, 2012 a press conference
Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on May 24, 2012 a radio ad.
Ted Cruz "helps run two national organizations that have been leading the push to give amnesty to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • June 1, 2012
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC
stated on May 25, 2012 whylarrywhy.com
Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.
Prince William County "has cut violent crime in half" since instituting a crackdown on illegal immigration.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2012
Ryan Downton
Ryan Downton
stated on May 21, 2012 an open letter to voters.
Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2012
Conservative Renewal PAC
Conservative Renewal PAC
stated on April 27, 2012 a TV ad.
"Tom Leppert pledged to make Dallas a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 14, 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."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012
Charlie Flemming
Charlie Flemming
stated on May 11, 2012 a speech
Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.
Mostly False
By Chris Joyner • May 11, 2012
Charlie Gonzalez
Charlie Gonzalez
stated on March 27, 2012 a conference call
Says that Mitt Romney, while he was in Arizona, said he believes the state’s SB 1070 immigration law should be the model for national immigration laws.
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 11, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 6, 2012 an email
"Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!"
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • April 10, 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]."
True
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
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 31, 2012 a chain email.
A Dallas proof-of-insurance ordinance resulted in area tow lots mostly filling with the cars of illegal residents.
False
By Katie Glueck • February 28, 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."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 21, 2012
Glee
Glee
stated on February 7, 2012 an episode on TV
"The U.S. Census believes that by 2030 the majority of Americans will use Spanish as their first language."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 14, 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.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 27, 2012 a column
On deporting illegal immigrants.
No Flip
By Eric Stirgus • February 7, 2012
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