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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Tom Ganley
Tom Ganley
stated on July 6, 2010 a statement posted to his website:
"The Arizona law basically parrots the federal immigration law."
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • July 24, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 7, 2010 a campaign ad:
"Of all the illegals in America, more than half come through Arizona."
Mostly False
By Alex Holt • July 23, 2010
Russell Pearce
Russell Pearce
stated on July 7, 2010 a CNN interview:
"Sixty percent of the Hispanics" support the Arizona immigration law
Pants on Fire!
By Lukas Pleva • July 21, 2010
John Loughlin
John Loughlin
stated on July 9, 2010 a comment on The Helen Glover Show:
Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally.
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 20, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on July 15, 2010 a campaign mail piece.:
"Rick Scott's company is partners with Playboy in a social networking website that has community pages specifically geared towards gay dating."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 19, 2010
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on July 6, 2010 a TV campaign commercial:
"Illegal aliens are costing Georgia taxpayers over a billion dollars every year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 16, 2010
Helen Glover
Helen Glover
stated on July 9, 2010 a comment on her talk show:
Phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the Western Hemisphere."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 15, 2010
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2010
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer
stated on July 1, 2010 a Fox News interview with Greta Van Susteren:
"Law enforcement in the state of Arizona supports" the state's new immigration law.
Half-True
By Martha M. Hamilton • July 8, 2010
Al Hunt
Al Hunt
stated on July 4, 2010 an appearance on ABC's "This Week.":
"Crime is down in Arizona."
True
By Alex Holt • July 7, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on "This Week.":
As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 7, 2010
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 6, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech:
"Today, we have more boots on the ground near the Southwest border than at any time in our history."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 2, 2010
Ritch Workman
Ritch Workman
stated on June 6, 2010 a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published:
"In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants."
False
By Cristina Silva • June 30, 2010
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer
stated on June 25, 2010 a television interview:
"The majority of the people that are coming to Arizona and trespassing are now becoming drug mules."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 30, 2010
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate:
"We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs."
Mostly False
By Cristina Silva • June 29, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 27, 2010 comments on 'Meet the Press':
"Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2010
Michael J. Gardiner
Michael J. Gardiner
stated on June 22, 2010 a posting on his website:
U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration "because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 25, 2010
Jeff Chapman
Jeff Chapman
stated on June 17, 2010 Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate:
Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona."
True
By Jim Tharpe • June 25, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 16, 2010 a press release:
Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants."
False
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2010
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