16 People 10808 Fact-checks 3668 Articles People (16) Immigration Policy Center Florida Immigrant Coalition Federation for American Immigration Reform Center for Western Priorities Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Violence Policy Center National Women's Law Center Oregon Center for Public Policy Virginia Center for Public Safety Center for American Progress Action Fund Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy National Center for Public Policy Research Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center Fact-checks (10808) Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million." By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2015 Lamar Smith stated on July 01, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2010 David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." By W. Gardner Selby• December 2, 2011 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." By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2011 Tom Tancredo stated on October 09, 2007 in Detroit: "For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes." By David DeCamp• December 11, 2007 David Perdue stated on August 08, 2017 in a USA Today op-ed: "Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system." By Miriam Valverde• August 14, 2017 Rick Scott stated on August 02, 2010 in in a Univision debate in Miami.: "We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs." By Cristina Silva• August 18, 2010 Renee Unterman stated on April 14, 2011 in a speech: "Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants. By Eric Stirgus• May 11, 2011 Tucker Carlson stated on February 08, 2018 in a tweet: "There are more immigrants in our country right now than any other time." By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2018 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 Bill O'Reilly stated on July 08, 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." By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." By Amy Sherman• February 2, 2017 Peter Morici stated on December 07, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." By Jon Greenberg• December 2, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." By Miriam Valverde• July 22, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million." By Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• September 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet: "We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country." By Miriam Valverde• January 28, 2019 Nate McMurray stated on September 10, 2019 in a Tweet: "Under @BarackObama illegal immigration dropped to a 50-year low." By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2019 in Facebook posts: "18 million illegal immigrants got their government checks this month" while federal workers remain unpaid. By Samantha Putterman• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet: "Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare." By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 Vern Buchanan stated on December 02, 2010 in a web video.: "In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida." By Aaron Sharockman• December 6, 2010 Articles (3668) Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says? By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017 More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed By Jeff Cercone• March 25, 2024 Donald Trump over-counts U.S. 'illegals' By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2015 Do low-skilled immigrants negatively impact wages of Americans? By Miriam Valverde• August 8, 2017 Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 The Republican proposal to change the U.S. asylum system, explained By Miriam Valverde• January 23, 2019 Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants By Chris Nichols• January 23, 2018 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian' By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017 Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• June 22, 2018 Does America face a refugee or an immigration problem? By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2018 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 'Illegal Alien Facts' vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 27, 2023 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016 PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018
Immigration Policy Center Florida Immigrant Coalition Federation for American Immigration Reform Center for Western Priorities Center for American Progress Center for Individual Freedom Centers for Disease Control Violence Policy Center National Women's Law Center Oregon Center for Public Policy Virginia Center for Public Safety Center for American Progress Action Fund Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy National Center for Public Policy Research Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.": The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is "30 million, it could be 34 million." By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2015 Lamar Smith stated on July 01, 2010 in a floor speech: "We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers." By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2010 David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." By W. Gardner Selby• December 2, 2011 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." By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2011 Tom Tancredo stated on October 09, 2007 in Detroit: "For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes." By David DeCamp• December 11, 2007 David Perdue stated on August 08, 2017 in a USA Today op-ed: "Half of all immigrant households receive benefits from our social welfare system." By Miriam Valverde• August 14, 2017 Rick Scott stated on August 02, 2010 in in a Univision debate in Miami.: "We have over 700,000 illegal immigrants in the state. They're costing us billions of dollars and they're taking legal residents' jobs." By Cristina Silva• August 18, 2010 Renee Unterman stated on April 14, 2011 in a speech: "Gwinnett Medical Center is operating in the negative," in part, because of illegal immigrants. By Eric Stirgus• May 11, 2011 Tucker Carlson stated on February 08, 2018 in a tweet: "There are more immigrants in our country right now than any other time." By Miriam Valverde• February 13, 2018 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 Bill O'Reilly stated on July 08, 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." By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2014 Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." By Amy Sherman• February 2, 2017 Peter Morici stated on December 07, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Statesman Journal": Immigrants "have captured all of the nearly 9 million jobs created since 2000." By Jon Greenberg• December 2, 2014 Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention: "Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens." By Miriam Valverde• July 22, 2016 Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.: The number of illegal immigrants "could be 3 million. It could be 30 million." By Linda Qiu, Amy Sherman• September 1, 2016 Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet: "We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at least 25,772,342 illegal aliens, not the 11,000,000 that have been reported for years, in our Country." By Miriam Valverde• January 28, 2019 Nate McMurray stated on September 10, 2019 in a Tweet: "Under @BarackObama illegal immigration dropped to a 50-year low." By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 23, 2019 Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2019 in Facebook posts: "18 million illegal immigrants got their government checks this month" while federal workers remain unpaid. By Samantha Putterman• January 24, 2019 Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet: "Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare." By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 Vern Buchanan stated on December 02, 2010 in a web video.: "In Florida, illegal immigration costs taxpayers nearly $4 billion (a year). This amounts to $700 for every household in Florida." By Aaron Sharockman• December 6, 2010
Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says? By Amy Sherman• March 22, 2017 More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed By Jeff Cercone• March 25, 2024 Donald Trump over-counts U.S. 'illegals' By W. Gardner Selby• July 29, 2015 Do low-skilled immigrants negatively impact wages of Americans? By Miriam Valverde• August 8, 2017 Fact-checking what Gavin Newsom had to say on immigration in his State of the State By Chris Nichols• February 12, 2019 The Republican proposal to change the U.S. asylum system, explained By Miriam Valverde• January 23, 2019 Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants By Chris Nichols• January 23, 2018 Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities? By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2017 Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian' By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017 Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts By Amy Sherman• June 22, 2018 Does America face a refugee or an immigration problem? By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2018 Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on immigration By Miriam Valverde• July 15, 2016 'Illegal Alien Facts' vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012 5 myths about immigration By Will Cabaniss• July 2, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 27, 2023 Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2017 Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016 PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• November 23, 2014 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims about immigration, the border wall By Miriam Valverde• January 24, 2019 Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018