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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."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2013

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)."

By Jon Greenberg• July 10, 2013

Bernie Sanders stated on January 02, 2025 in a statement to the media:

H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”

By Amy Sherman• January 9, 2025

Michael Bloomberg stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:

Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."

By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on May 02, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Donald Trump "brings in hundreds of foreign workers to replace Americans."

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• May 6, 2016

Mike Pence stated on September 04, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press:

For immigrants with visa overstays, "we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law."

By Miriam Valverde• September 12, 2016

Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech:

"Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."

By Chris Nichols• August 24, 2018

John Thrasher stated on May 03, 2011 in comments on the Senate floor:

Says that had E-Verify been in place in Florida when 9/11 terrorists lived here, "we might have saved the lives of 3,000 Americans."

By Aaron Sharockman• May 3, 2011

X posts stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post:

Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.

By Maria Briceño• October 2, 2025

Marco Rubio stated on January 30, 2013 in a blog post on RedState.com:

The United States does "not have a system through which growers and dairies can bring a workforce legally into the U.S."

By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2013

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."

By Cristina Silva• June 29, 2010

Joe Biden stated on September 20, 2020 in a speech in Philadelphia:

“There's no court session between now and the end of this election.”

By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel.

By Jeff Cercone• February 1, 2022

Patrick Leahy stated on March 08, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing:

Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed."

By Miriam Valverde• March 21, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech:

Says Hillary Clinton is "proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybody's jobs, including low-income African-Americans."

By Tom Kertscher• August 18, 2016

Rand Paul stated on April 23, 2014 in a news conference:

40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."

By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2014

Phil Gingrey stated on December 16, 2010 in a state legislative committee meeting:

Under current U.S. immigration policy, "literally one person with a green card" can, in the extreme, bring in more than 270 of his relatives.

By Willoughby Mariano• January 18, 2011

Catherine Cortez Masto stated on July 14, 2016 in a news release:

"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."

By Riley Snyder• July 28, 2016

Karen Handel stated on July 18, 2013 in a Twitter post:

"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."

By Janel Davis• July 26, 2013

Chet Edwards stated on September 06, 2010 in a TV ad.:

Says opponent Bill Flores helped run a company that laid off over 3,000 workers and paid off executives with millions.

By W. Gardner Selby• September 15, 2010

What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them?

By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025

What to know about B-1 visas that some detainees from the Hyundai plant used to enter the US

By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 10, 2025

New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected?

By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025

Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration

By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016

PolitiFact Sheet: Jared Kushner, Kushner Companies, EB-5 visas and Chinese investors

By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2017

Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA

By Miriam Valverde• March 28, 2017

PolitiFact Florida's top 5 in July 2016

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• August 8, 2016

Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian'

By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech

By Allison Graves, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018

Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 12, 2023

Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026

Donald Trump’s misleading claims about immigration in State of the Union address

By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018

Immigration plans by Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis face obstacles

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 20, 2023

Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know

By Maria Briceño• May 12, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 26, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022

Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 31, 2026

Fact-checking the third night of the Democratic National Convention

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 28, 2016

What happened at the immigration meeting between Trump, bipartisan lawmakers

By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2018

US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say

By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023

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