Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

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Congressman proposes new tax on remittances to pay for Trump’s border wall. We checked his numbers

By Miriam Valverde
April 11, 2017
"In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent…
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Donald Trump changes yardstick in claim about southern border apprehensions

By Miriam Valverde
April 10, 2017
"Last month, we saw a 64 percent reduction in illegal immigration on our southern border."
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Mostly True: Rep. Conyers’ claim about border apprehensions down since 1980s

By Miriam Valverde
April 3, 2017
"Apprehension rates at the southern border have plummeted since the 1980s, and apprehensions of Mexicans specifically have reached their lowest point in nearly half a…
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Jeff Sessions exaggerates claim about ‘sanctuary’ policies and violating federal law

By Miriam Valverde
March 30, 2017
"Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."  
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Trump says illegal immigration at southern border is down 61 percent since Election Day

By Miriam Valverde
March 22, 2017
"Since the day of my election, we've already cut illegal immigration at the southern border by 61 percent."
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Mostly True: Leahy claim on immigrant investment through EB-5 program

By Miriam Valverde
March 21, 2017
Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses…
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Donald Trump trumpets 40 percent decrease in illegal border crossings. Is he right?

By Miriam Valverde
March 14, 2017
"In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented…
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Are Mexican drug cartels working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago?

By Miriam Valverde
March 14, 2017
"According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."
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Trump misleads in claim about terrorism convictions since 9/11

By Miriam Valverde
March 2, 2017
"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from…
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Sen. Bob Menendez says immigration raids ‘not business as usual’

By Miriam Valverde
February 17, 2017
Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
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Trump hints stock market record high linked to optimism about his presidency

By Miriam Valverde
February 16, 2017
"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."  
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Arkansas senator says of 1 million green cards issued, few are employment-based

By Miriam Valverde
February 14, 2017
Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."
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