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Search results for "illegals were receiving tuition benefits that are meant only for US citizens"

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Terry Gorman stated on September 21, 2011 in a TV interview:
"[Federal] law says that you can't give in-state tuition to an illegal alien … unless you first offer it to any other student regardless of their state of residence."
By Lynn Arditi• October 2, 2011
Mitt Romney stated on September 29, 2011 in a campaign video.:
President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid support Rick Perry’s "decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
By Sue Owen• November 10, 2011
Dan Patrick stated on April 28, 2014 in a TV ad:
Under David Dewhurst’s leadership, the Texas "Senate passed an expansion of in-state tuition and free health care to illegal immigrants."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2014
Robert Ortt stated on July 20, 2020 in a news release:
Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers are “granting free tuition to illegal immigrants while closing Excelsior Scholarship applications to citizen students.”
By John Pullano• August 20, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:
American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
By Madison Czopek• January 31, 2022
John Mica stated on November 18, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC.:
"On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals."
By Aaron Sharockman• December 14, 2010
Mitt Romney stated on December 05, 2007 in an interview:
Huckabee supported "a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 5, 2007
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.
By Katie Sanders• August 9, 2012
Michael Denbrow stated on April 04, 2011 in a website posting:
Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship."
By Janie Har• April 9, 2011
Dan Patrick stated on October 07, 2013 in a video advertisement, "Fight":
I am "the only candidate for lieutenant governor to oppose in-state tuition for illegal immigrants."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 9, 2013
Conservative Voters of Texas PAC stated on May 25, 2012 in whylarrywhy.com:
Says Larry Taylor gave "in-state tuition to illegal immigrants."
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• May 25, 2012
David Watts stated on September 16, 2013 in an email blast:
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1982 that non-citizen children must get free K-12 education.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2013
Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Joe Biden “tried to cut Social Security and Medicare for decades. … Now Biden’s promising your benefits to illegal immigrants.”
By Miriam Valverde• September 24, 2020
Ron DeSantis stated on June 07, 2023 in a roundtable discussion.:
“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 9, 2023
Lindsey Graham stated on August 06, 2024 in an X post:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed “legislation giving free college … to illegal immigrants.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2024
Randy Fine stated on January 28, 2025 in a senate special session:
Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.
By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2025
Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate:
Says the Texas Education Agency follows up to make sure undocumented immigrants paying in-state tuition at Texas colleges are applying for permanent residency.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 15, 2010
Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia:
"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• September 9, 2016
Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren":
"People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."
By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2010
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on March 12, 2019 in news release:
In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
By Eric Litke• March 13, 2019

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Romney's In-State Tuition Charge

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 5, 2007

In context: “Dreamers” and background checks

By Miriam Valverde• December 12, 2016

Mitt Romney gigs Rick Perry's tuition offer to illegal immigrants

By W. Gardner Selby• September 28, 2011

Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 2, 2025

FACT SHEET: Immigration

By Adriel Bettelheim• January 15, 2008

A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students

By Sue Owen• May 25, 2012

PAC's newspaper ad filled with falsehoods

By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• September 26, 2012

'Illegal Alien Facts' vs. the Truth-O-Meter

By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012

PAC's newspaper ad makes multiple false claims about Obama

By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• September 27, 2012

Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients' race, ethnicity

By Loreben Tuquero• October 27, 2025

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019

By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2019

Dan Patrick on the Texas Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• May 28, 2014

Dunnavant yanks ad hitting Janis on immigration

By Warren Fiske• June 6, 2015

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2024

Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants?

By Lauren Carroll• December 2, 2014

Fact-checking David Jolly, Florida's latest U.S. Senate candidate

By Joshua Gillin• July 20, 2015

E-mail 'analysis' of health bill needs a check-up

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 30, 2009

Benghazi, Florida DREAMers, Kareem's carom: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• May 5, 2014

Fact-checking the GOP Senate debate

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• April 30, 2012

Fact-checking the Nov. 8 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• November 8, 2015