Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Immigration Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States." Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated." Causa Oregon stated on November 14, 2013 in a website statement: "American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year." Charles Kuck stated on July 13, 2013 in an immigration forum: A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president." Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation." Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000." Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law." John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight "is not amnesty." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." American Principles in Action stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement: Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. Restore Our Future stated on December 20, 2011 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida: Says Newt Gingrich "supports amnesty for illegal immigrants." Rick Perry stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.: Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States. Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase." Rick Santorum stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas. Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
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Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States." Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated." Causa Oregon stated on November 14, 2013 in a website statement: "American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year." Charles Kuck stated on July 13, 2013 in an immigration forum: A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job. Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president." Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation." Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000." Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law." John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America." Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight "is not amnesty." Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years." Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years." American Principles in Action stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement: Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas. John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax." Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. Restore Our Future stated on December 20, 2011 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida: Says Newt Gingrich "supports amnesty for illegal immigrants." Rick Perry stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.: Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants. Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States. Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase." Rick Santorum stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas. Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law." Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants." Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour. Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
Janet Murguía stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto': "We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States."
Todd Staples stated on January 13, 2014 in a campaign email blast: "Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated."
Causa Oregon stated on November 14, 2013 in a website statement: "American voters remain steadfast in their support for immigration reform with a path to citizenship, with more than 70 percent who want to see reform passed this year."
Charles Kuck stated on July 13, 2013 in an immigration forum: A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2013 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: Says "Canada has one-tenth of our population—yet it issues far more high-skilled visas (more than 150,000) yearly than we do (65,000)."
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: Says President Obama has cracked down "on employers who are attracting undocumented immigrants and hiring them more than any previous president."
Veronica Escobar stated on May 22, 2013 in a telephone conference call with reporters.: Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Barack Obama stated on May 4, 2013 in his weekly radio address.: Says "we" have put more boots on the U.S.-Mexico border "than at any time in our history, and illegal crossings are down by nearly 80 percent from their peak in 2000."
Marco Rubio stated on April 30, 2013 in a Fox News interview: "We are dealing with an administration that, quite frankly, has shown a reluctance to enforce the immigration law."
John McCain stated on April 26, 2013 in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "Over half" of science, technology, engineering and mathematics students "receiving advanced degrees are not citizens of the United States of America."
Marco Rubio stated on April 14, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The immigration proposal from the Gang of Eight "is not amnesty."
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address: Says his administration has made "progress" on border enforcement by "putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years."
Barack Obama stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says his administration put more border patrol agents on the U.S.-Mexico border than at "any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years."
American Principles in Action stated on August 7, 2012 in an advertisement: Says Barack Obama "has deported more people than any other president in this country's history."
David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2012 in a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.: Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.
John Carter stated on June 18, 2012 in a radio interview.: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Alcee Hastings stated on May 29, 2012 in a press conference: Florida election officials’ requests to some residents to submit proof of citizenship is a "backdoor poll tax."
Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.: Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Restore Our Future stated on December 20, 2011 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and Florida: Says Newt Gingrich "supports amnesty for illegal immigrants."
Rick Perry stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa.: Says the Obama administration catches and releases nonviolent illegal immigrants.
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry wrote a newspaper item saying he was "open to amnesty" for illegal immigrants in the United States.
Michele Bachmann stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate: President Obama’s uncle and aunt "are illegal aliens ... who've been allowed to stay in this country."
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens."
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: Between 2000 and 2010, the illegal immigrant population of Texas increased by 60 percent, while California and Florida had "no increase."
Rick Santorum stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: Says that in 2001, Rick Perry spoke favorably of binational health insurance between Mexico and Texas.
Jack Murphy stated on June 27, 2011 in a press release: Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law."
Steve Case stated on July 3, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
Gary Black stated on June 2, 2011 in Interview: Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
Janet Napolitano stated on May 7, 2011 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club: "We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
