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Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2018 in a campaign speech: "We’ve already started (the border wall). We started it in San Diego." Adam Putnam stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview with Fox News: Florida taxpayers "pay tens of millions of dollars a year to feed and house in our prison system criminal illegal aliens." Bloggers stated on June 16, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’" Brad Parscale stated on June 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back." Greg Abbott stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." Evan Jenkins stated on April 9, 2018 in a campaign ad: "In Congress, (Patrick) Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals." Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses." Jeff Sessions stated on March 7, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Donald Trump stated on January 18, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 14, 2017 in an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall." Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
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Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border." Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake." Dean Heller stated on June 26, 2018 in a press release: Says Jacky Rosen "skipped work ... at the expense of veterans" to "attend a publicity stunt." Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children." Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2018 in a campaign speech: "We’ve already started (the border wall). We started it in San Diego." Adam Putnam stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview with Fox News: Florida taxpayers "pay tens of millions of dollars a year to feed and house in our prison system criminal illegal aliens." Bloggers stated on June 16, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’" Brad Parscale stated on June 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back." Greg Abbott stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border." Evan Jenkins stated on April 9, 2018 in a campaign ad: "In Congress, (Patrick) Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals." Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses." Jeff Sessions stated on March 7, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for." Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives." Donald Trump stated on January 18, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world." Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty." Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed." Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 14, 2017 in an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall." Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border." Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2018 in a TV interview: Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Dean Heller stated on June 26, 2018 in a press release: Says Jacky Rosen "skipped work ... at the expense of veterans" to "attend a publicity stunt."
Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in an ad: Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2018 in a campaign speech: "We’ve already started (the border wall). We started it in San Diego."
Adam Putnam stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview with Fox News: Florida taxpayers "pay tens of millions of dollars a year to feed and house in our prison system criminal illegal aliens."
Bloggers stated on June 16, 2018 in a blog post: "Obama administration kept illegal Mexican kids in detention camps as ‘experiment’"
Brad Parscale stated on June 20, 2018 in a tweet: "Fact: Over 90,000 kids were detained under Obama. And no one cared."
Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."
Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Lou Barletta stated on June 7, 2018 in an interview: "The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..."
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."
Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back."
Greg Abbott stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station: Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border."
Evan Jenkins stated on April 9, 2018 in a campaign ad: "In Congress, (Patrick) Morrisey wrote the health care law giving free health care to illegals."
Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."
Onward Ohio stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "In the Senate, (Mike) DeWine voted with Hillary Clinton to let illegal immigrants receive Social Security. And in Ohio, DeWine allowed illegal immigrants to receive driver's licenses."
Jeff Sessions stated on March 7, 2018 in a speech in Sacramento: "California won’t let law enforcement officers like you and your people transfer prisoners to ICE custody or even to communicate with ICE that you’re about to release them from your custody — people that ICE is looking for."
Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address: "A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
Donald Trump stated on January 18, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."
Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference with congressional leaders: When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this."
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2017 in a tweet: Says the diversity visa lottery program is "a Chuck Schumer beauty."
Donald Trump stated on October 8, 2017 in a document: "Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed."
Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview: "If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 14, 2017 in an attack ad: Says Roy Moore is "on the wrong side of Trump’s border wall."
Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department: Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border."
Matt Gaetz stated on August 18, 2017 in a newsletter: "As of 2014, illegal aliens made up roughly 3.5 percent of our population, and committed over 10 percent of all murders."
