Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2016 a Democratic National Committee reception
Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 9, 2016 a Democratic presidential debate in Miami
In 2006, Bernie Sanders "voted in the House with hard-line Republicans for indefinite detention for undocumented immigrants, and then he sided with those Republicans to stand with vigilantes known as Minutemen who were taking up outposts along the border to hunt down immigrants."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 9, 2016 the Democratic debate at Miami Dade College
When Honduran children came into this country, "Secretary Clinton said send them back."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 10, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 9, 2016 a Democratic debate in Miami
When New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wanted to "provide driver’s licenses to those who are undocumented. (Hillary Clinton) said don’t do it."  
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By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 17, 2015 a radio interview.
Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas."
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By Warren Fiske • December 28, 2015
David Simpson
David Simpson
stated on November 30, 2015 a campaign press release
"I have always opposed driver's licenses for illegal aliens."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2015
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on October 21, 2015 a memo
In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to "prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire."
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By Allie Morris • November 25, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic debate in Des Moines
"Net immigration from Mexico last year was zero. Fact-check me."
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By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll • November 15, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2015 an interview
Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
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October 23, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 16, 2015 a presidential debate
"There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 16, 2015 comments during the CNN debate
"A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supported amnesty."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 21, 2015 speaking to reporters in Iowa
"It has been the law since the beginning of the country that the children of American citizens born ... abroad are American citizens by birth."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 4, 2015
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 6, 2015 a tweet
A "majority in every state favors path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants."
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
"A majority of the candidates on this stage have supported amnesty ... I have never supported amnesty."
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By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland
"This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States."  
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By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 an appearance on 'Fox & Friends'
"Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2015
NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA
stated on July 22, 2015 a Facebook meme
"More than half of all drivers' licenses issued in California this year have gone to illegal aliens."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2015
Larry O'Connor
Larry O'Connor
stated on July 7, 2015 an interview on "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on Fox News
"25 percent of federal inmates are noncitizens."  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 7, 2015 in an interview with CNN
Says Jeb Bush "doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does."  
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 8, 2015
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on June 17, 2015 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
"Between 2010 and 2014, there was no net in-migration from Mexico."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2015
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