Latest Mostly 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 Jeb Bush stated on July 23, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 8, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "More than 50 percent of immigrants from (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) use at least one major welfare program once they get here." Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Don Balfour stated on April 11, 2014 in a flier: "When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world." Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. 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. 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." Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile." 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. Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Zoe Lofgren stated on February 5, 2013 in a House hearing on immigration: "With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 24, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition. Ted Cruz stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants. Reince Priebus stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico." Libertarian National Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a video posted on its website: Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens." Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote." Rick Perry stated on August 13, 2011 in a house party in New Hampshire: Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso. Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border." J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
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Jeb Bush stated on July 23, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home." Bill O'Reilly stated on July 8, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "More than 50 percent of immigrants from (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) use at least one major welfare program once they get here." Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers." Don Balfour stated on April 11, 2014 in a flier: "When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world." Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol." John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home." Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000. 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. 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." Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile." 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. Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal. Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Zoe Lofgren stated on February 5, 2013 in a House hearing on immigration: "With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens." Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill." Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state. Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 24, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition. Ted Cruz stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants. Reince Priebus stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it." Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics." Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto." Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty." D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico." Libertarian National Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a video posted on its website: Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens." Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote." Rick Perry stated on August 13, 2011 in a house party in New Hampshire: Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history." Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso. Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border." J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
Jeb Bush stated on July 23, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal": "By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home."
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 8, 2014 in comments on Fox News: "More than 50 percent of immigrants from (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) use at least one major welfare program once they get here."
Rick Perry stated on June 17, 2014 in an interview on Fox & Friends: Says the Obama administration never responded to his 2012 letter flagging the uptick in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Julián Castro stated on April 15, 2014 in a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick: Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers."
Don Balfour stated on April 11, 2014 in a flier: "When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world."
Lamar Smith stated on September 21, 2013 in a flier mailed to constituents: "In 2010, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office found that only 6.5 percent of the U.S.-Mexico border was under full control of the Border Patrol."
John Carter stated on August 31, 2013 in a news article: About 40 percent of U.S. illegal immigrants "came in on an airplane, with a legal visa, and just overstayed their visa and have never gone home."
Jack Kingston stated on August 1, 2013 in an interview: Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
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.
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."
Jeb Bush stated on June 14, 2013 in a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference: "Immigrants are more fertile."
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.
Bill Richardson stated on May 5, 2013 in a web interview with ABC News: Among Hispanics, support for immigration reform is close to universal.
Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Zoe Lofgren stated on February 5, 2013 in a House hearing on immigration: "With the exception of slavery and the Chinese Exclusion Act, our laws have never barred persons from becoming citizens."
Marco Rubio stated on January 12, 2013 in an interview: The United States has "an immigration system where only 6.5 percent of people who come here, come here based on labor and skill."
Juan Hernández stated on November 8, 2012 in a Dallas Morning News blog post: Says Texas passed a state ‘Dream Act’ before any other state.
Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics stated on August 24, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Aaron Bean voted to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition.
Ted Cruz stated on July 23, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate in Houston: Says David Dewhurst "explicitly advocated" a guest worker program for all illegal immigrants.
Reince Priebus stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it."
Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando: The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics."
Mitt Romney stated on January 25, 2012 in a Spanish-language radio ad: Says Newt Gingrich said "Spanish is the language of the ghetto."
Mitt Romney stated on November 23, 2011 in a press conference: Newt Gingrich’s immigration plan offers "a new doorway to amnesty."
D.A. King stated on October 11, 2011 in an op-ed: Says Rick Perry "proposed a binational health insurance program with Mexico."
Libertarian National Committee stated on August 10, 2011 in a video posted on its website: Says Rick Perry "supported a guest worker program to help people who would otherwise be illegal aliens."
Ruben Navarrette Jr. stated on September 28, 2011 in an opinion column.: "Every month, another 50,000 U.S.-born Hispanics turn 18 and become eligible to vote."
Rick Perry stated on August 13, 2011 in a house party in New Hampshire: Says that when President Obama visited El Paso, he "pronounced that the border with Mexico and the United States was safer than it ever was in history."
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle aboard Air Force One.: Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso.
Silvestre Reyes stated on May 9, 2011 in a press release.: The "six largest cities in Ohio all have higher rates of violence and crime than every major city along the U.S.-Mexico border."
J.D. Alexander stated on April 29, 2011 in comments to the 'St. Petersburg Times' and 'Miami Herald': Says using E-Verify is "a fair amount of cost," about $20 per person that does not match.
