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 Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Michael J. Gardiner stated on June 22, 2010 in a posting on his website: U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration "because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence." Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate: Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona." Rick Scott stated on June 16, 2010 in a press release: Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants." Bill McCollum stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Rick Scott "has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country." David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech: "Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City." Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2010 in a press releaase: While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders. Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.'' Lamar Smith stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with the Fox News Network: Mexican government officials "hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling." Bill McCollum stated on May 16, 2010 in interviews with Florida media.: Bill McCollum on the Arizona immigration law. David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." Marco Rubio stated on May 6, 2010 in comments to the conservative website Human Events.: On the Arizona immigration law. Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities." J.D. Hayworth stated on April 28, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business Network: "Up until two weeks ago, John McCain was a leading proponent of amnesty. Now with me challenging him, suddenly he has changed." Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly." Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling." Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
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Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs." John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Michael J. Gardiner stated on June 22, 2010 in a posting on his website: U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration "because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence." Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate: Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona." Rick Scott stated on June 16, 2010 in a press release: Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants." Bill McCollum stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Rick Scott "has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country." David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech: "Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City." Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal." Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2010 in a press releaase: While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders. Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.'' Lamar Smith stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with the Fox News Network: Mexican government officials "hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country." John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling." Bill McCollum stated on May 16, 2010 in interviews with Florida media.: Bill McCollum on the Arizona immigration law. David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts." Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare." Marco Rubio stated on May 6, 2010 in comments to the conservative website Human Events.: On the Arizona immigration law. Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities." J.D. Hayworth stated on April 28, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business Network: "Up until two weeks ago, John McCain was a leading proponent of amnesty. Now with me challenging him, suddenly he has changed." Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control." Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly." Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling." Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions." Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English." Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response." Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person." John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal. George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime." Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate: "We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs."
John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."
Michael J. Gardiner stated on June 22, 2010 in a posting on his website: U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin didn't want a border fence to block illegal immigration "because he is afraid that someone will get hurt trying to go around the fence."
Jeff Chapman stated on June 17, 2010 in Jekyll Island gubernatorial debate: Georgia has "more illegal aliens than the state of Arizona."
Rick Scott stated on June 16, 2010 in a press release: Bill McCollum "served as a lobbyist whose clients enabled mortgages for illegal immigrants."
Bill McCollum stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release: Rick Scott "has heavily invested in a company that is geared to helping illegal aliens transfer money to family and friends out of the country."
David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech: "Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City."
Rick Scott stated on June 3, 2010 in a CBS4 interview: "If you read the Arizona (immigration) law, what it says is if you are stopped for violating the law and they have a suspicion that you're illegal, they can ask you if you're legal."
Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2010 in a press releaase: While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders.
Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."
Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.
Glenn Beck stated on May 27, 2010 in commentary on his television show: "Sixty-four percent of Americans support the Arizona immigration law.''
Lamar Smith stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with the Fox News Network: Mexican government officials "hand out brochures showing individuals how they can avoid our Border Patrol, how they can get into our country."
John Cornyn stated on May 23, 2010 in on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says the Arizona immigration law "expressly bans racial profiling."
Bill McCollum stated on May 16, 2010 in interviews with Florida media.: Bill McCollum on the Arizona immigration law.
David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview: "You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
Steve Poizner stated on April 10, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "Taxpayer-funded benefits to illegals" in California are "a skyrocketing cost under Obamacare."
Marco Rubio stated on May 6, 2010 in comments to the conservative website Human Events.: On the Arizona immigration law.
Boyd Richie stated on April 30, 2010 in a press release: Says Gov. Rick Perry failed "to involve border sheriffs in developing plans to prevent violence in their communities."
J.D. Hayworth stated on April 28, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business Network: "Up until two weeks ago, John McCain was a leading proponent of amnesty. Now with me challenging him, suddenly he has changed."
Mike Pence stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' : "This administration and this Congress have been systematically cutting funding to border security since the Democrats took control."
Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann': Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."
Jan Brewer stated on April 30, 2010 in a news release: Late changes to the Arizona immigration law "lay to rest questions over the possibility of racial profiling."
Janet Napolitano stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week': Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions."
Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."
Rick Perry stated on April 15, 2010 in an interview with The Texas Tribune and Newsweek: "We've got a 1,000 National Guard troop request that's been in front of this president for over a year and no response."
Alfredo Gutierrez stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."
John Huppenthal stated on April 26, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: Under the new Arizona immigration law, police can't stop someone to check their immigration status unless they think they see something illegal.
George Will stated on April 25, 2010 in a panel discussion on ABC This Week: "What the Arizona law does is make a state crime out of something that already is... a federal crime."
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
