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Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC News:

“We had already issued several thousand Special Immigrant Visas .. to the (Afghan) translators, when I came into office.”

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • August 19, 2021

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

Ken Cuccinelli stated on May 2, 2016 in a radio interview.:

Half of illegal immigrants "come on legal visas and then overstay."

By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on May 2, 2016 in a TV ad:

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

By Amy Sherman, Joshua Gillin • May 6, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.:

Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas."

By Warren Fiske • December 28, 2015

Marco Rubio stated on July 22, 2015 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends':

"Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas."

By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2015

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

Rob Andrews stated on September 12, 2012 in an interview with Townsquare Media New Jersey:

Says the "number-one source" of illegal immigration "is people legally coming to the United States on a tourist visa or a student visa and then disappearing into the population and never being heard from again."

By Bill Wichert • September 23, 2012

Michael Bloomberg stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Meet the Press.":

"Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside 6 percent."

By Erin Mershon • August 5, 2010

Luis Gutierrez stated on July 11, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':

"Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."

By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2010

Mitt Romney stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.:

"The Z-visa that was offered in that Senate bill let everybody who's here illegally, other than criminals, stay here for the rest of their lives."

By Sasha Bartolf • September 6, 2007

Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 1, 2026 in an ad:

New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas “lied about dating an Amazon lobbyist, then voted on bills Amazon lobbied on.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2026

Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 8, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:

In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”

By Loreben Tuquero • January 29, 2026

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

Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2025 in a post on Truth Social:

“Promises kept: negative net migration (in the U.S.) for the first time in 50 years!”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 8, 2025

TikTok posts stated on July 12, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:

El sheriff del condado Kerr, Texas dijo, “que se debe solicitar la residencia permanente para el equipo de rescate mexicano que rescató a su familia”.

By Maria Briceño • July 16, 2025

X posts stated on July 12, 2025 in an X post:

The Kerr County, Texas, sheriff “said he would apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family.”

By Maria Briceño • July 14, 2025

TikTok posts stated on June 24, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:

Una nueva ley permite aplicar a “la residencia permanente de forma directa, rápida y sin salir del país” si los migrantes han vivido al menos siete años en EE.UU.

By Maria Briceño • July 2, 2025

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Image of immigration raid at Hyundai plant

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

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

By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2025

Fact-check: Bahamas evacuees without visas ordered off US-bound ferry

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2019

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

By Miriam Valverde • May 15, 2017

Fact-checking Roger Marshall, Adam Hamilton on diesel prices, SNAP in Kansas U.S. Senate debate

By Conor Amendola, Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2026

birthright citizenship activists with signs 6-30-26

Trump allies blame birthright citizenship for ‘birth tourism.’ How often does it happen?

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 1, 2026

GloblaFact, Vilnius, Lithuania, on June 18, 2026

At GlobalFact 2026, fact-checkers report challenges, resilience

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2026

Carrie DeCell on courthouse steps May 2026

Trump visa policy chills free speech, lawyer for journalists, researchers tells federal judge

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2026

Imagen de protesta sobre ciudadania por nacimiento

Trump engaña sobre la ciudadanía y el turismo de nacimiento antes de disputa ante la Corte Suprema

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

Supreme Court demonstrators birthright citizenship 05-15-2025

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

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

Florida’s version of SAVE America Act: What does it mean for noncitizens seeking driver licenses?

By Maria Briceño • March 19, 2026

Imagen de solados estadounidenses en Lituania 2025

Servicio militar obligatorio: ¿Qué es? ¿Aplica a inmigrantes?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • March 10, 2026

Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt’s comments? Why it’s unlikely

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • March 9, 2026

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 27, 2026

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

By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman • August 5, 2025

DeSantis with Alligator Alcatraz plans in poster behind him 07-01-2025

DeSantis said ‘everybody’ at Alligator Alcatraz has a deportation order. Lawyers say he’s wrong.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2025

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

By Loreben Tuquero • June 4, 2025

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

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 28, 2025

How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days