Latest 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 Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." Luis Gutierrez stated on June 29, 2013 in an interview with CNN: Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years. 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." Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president." Ted Cruz stated on June 24, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being." Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters. Michael McCaul stated on June 5, 2013 in U.S. House floor debate.: Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities." Dana Rohrabacher stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on WND Radio: On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, 'No, no. That will never get in the way.' " Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile." Oregon Republican Party stated on May 29, 2013 in in a press release: Says a group "estimates that the annual cost to Oregon taxpayers for government services to illegal aliens, after any income tax revenue from them, is $1 billion." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. 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." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Greg Walden stated on April 18, 2013 in a radio interview: Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined." 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." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. 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." Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration." 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." Rick Perry stated on April 5, 2013 in an interview on CNN.: Says he has "yet to get a response" from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests. Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone." 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." Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care. Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 5, 2013 in a tweet: Says Jeb Bush "flip-flop-flip(ped) on immigration."
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Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years." Luis Gutierrez stated on June 29, 2013 in an interview with CNN: Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years. 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." Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president." Ted Cruz stated on June 24, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being." Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to." Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters. Michael McCaul stated on June 5, 2013 in U.S. House floor debate.: Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities." Dana Rohrabacher stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on WND Radio: On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, 'No, no. That will never get in the way.' " Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile." Oregon Republican Party stated on May 29, 2013 in in a press release: Says a group "estimates that the annual cost to Oregon taxpayers for government services to illegal aliens, after any income tax revenue from them, is $1 billion." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. 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." Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012. Greg Walden stated on April 18, 2013 in a radio interview: Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined." 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." Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. 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." Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration." 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." Rick Perry stated on April 5, 2013 in an interview on CNN.: Says he has "yet to get a response" from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests. Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico. Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone." 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." Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care. Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 5, 2013 in a tweet: Says Jeb Bush "flip-flop-flip(ped) on immigration."
Dan Stein stated on July 7, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": The Senate immigration bill "unleashes a massive increase in overall immigration. … We're talking about a population increase under the Senate bill of over 70 million people in 20 years."
Luis Gutierrez stated on June 29, 2013 in an interview with CNN: Says under the Senate immigration bill, newly legalized immigrants will "pay every tax possible, but you don’t get a single benefit" for 10 years.
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."
Bill Maher stated on June 21, 2013 in a roundtable section of the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher": If it is enacted, the Senate immigration bill is "going to make the Border Patrol bigger than the FBI -- you could put one agent every 250 feet."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: "President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president."
Ted Cruz stated on June 24, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The Senate immigration bill "has immediate legalization ... and the border security is sometime in the future, and just like in 1986, it's designed never to come into being."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 27, 2013 in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: The immigration bill "has a specific provision that says that Secretary Napolitano does not have to build any fence if she chooses not to."
Bloggers stated on June 25, 2013 in a blog post on Breitbart: The immigration bill includes free "Obamacars," motorcycles or scooters.
Michael McCaul stated on June 5, 2013 in U.S. House floor debate.: Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals into our communities."
Dana Rohrabacher stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on WND Radio: On immigration reform, Marco Rubio "all along has been saying, 'We have to have border security first' " and then "he gets on Spanish TV, he ends up saying, 'No, no. That will never get in the way.' "
Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile."
Oregon Republican Party stated on May 29, 2013 in in a press release: Says a group "estimates that the annual cost to Oregon taxpayers for government services to illegal aliens, after any income tax revenue from them, is $1 billion."
Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants.
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."
Steve King stated on May 23, 2013 in a House floor speech: "Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
Greg Walden stated on April 18, 2013 in a radio interview: Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined."
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."
Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
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."
Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."
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."
Rick Perry stated on April 5, 2013 in an interview on CNN.: Says he has "yet to get a response" from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests.
Louie Gohmert stated on April 17, 2013 in an interview on C-SPAN.: Says al Qaeda has camps with the drug cartels in Mexico.
Bloggers stated on April 17, 2013 in blog posts on the Internet: Proposed immigration legislation would give new immigrants "a taxpayer-funded cellular phone."
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."
Chain email stated on March 28, 2013 in an email: College students "who are NOT U.S. Citizens and who get the PELL Grant" plan to return to their home countries after getting free gas cards and child care.
Jeb Bush stated on March 5, 2013 in in his book 'Immigration Wars': "Nearly 65 percent -- almost two-thirds -- of all new permanent residents obtained that status by virtue of their family status."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on March 5, 2013 in a tweet: Says Jeb Bush "flip-flop-flip(ped) on immigration."
