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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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David Quiroa
David Quiroa
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release
"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 16, 2011
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
stated on September 9, 2011 a press release.
Says El Paso was named America’s "Safest Large City" a year after San Antonio, Houston and Dallas had the nation’s highest crime rates.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen • October 11, 2011
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on October 2, 2011 a TV interview
"The reality is that we have roughly 15,000 undocumented immigrants living in the state..."
False
By Lynn Arditi • October 11, 2011
Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian National Committee
stated on August 10, 2011 a video posted on its website
Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 10, 2011
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
stated on September 28, 2011 an opinion column.
"Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote."  
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 4, 2011
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman
stated on September 21, 2011 a TV interview
"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence."
Mostly False
By Lynn Arditi • October 2, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 28, 2011 an interview
Says only four Texas legislators voted against a law giving in-state tuition rates to certain illegal immigrants.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 28, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 22, 2011 in the Fox News Google debate in Orlando
"The federal government has not engaged in (border security) at all."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 23, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 1, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
Says Rick Perry "provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants."
True
By Sue Owen • September 23, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 13, 2011 a house party in New Hampshire
Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history."
Mostly True
By Maryalice Gill • September 2, 2011
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on July 12, 2011 a legislative proposal.
On applying prosecutorial discretion to immigration cases.
Full Flop
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2011
Alison Littell McHose
Alison Littell McHose
stated on June 30, 2011 a news release
"Illegal immigration costs state taxpayers over $3 billion every year."  
False
By Caryn Shinske • August 7, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on July 19, 2011 a commentary
"The RI Board of Elections has heard official testimony from Providence residents who claim to have witnessed known illegal aliens voting in local elections."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 31, 2011
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on June 28, 2011 a radio news story
"If you're from Guatemala and you are found illegally in Mexico, you are automatically jailed."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 26, 2011
Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy
stated on June 27, 2011 a press release
Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 18, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on June 30, 2011 a debate
"I sponsored and was the co-sponsor of the only legislation that ever passed that had E-Verify provisions in it back in 2010 when I served in the Legislature."   
False
By Amy Sherman • July 12, 2011
Steve Case
Steve Case
stated on July 3, 2011 an interview on CNN
"Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
Half-True
July 6, 2011
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
stated on June 2, 2011 a press release
Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • July 1, 2011
Women On the Wall
Women On the Wall
stated on June 11, 2011 a Texas Capitol rally.
Says states that passed anti-illegal-immigrant legislation also had few Hispanic legislators.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 29, 2011
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