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Rick Scott
stated on August 2, 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
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 26, 2010 in a press release:

"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."

By Cristina Silva • August 2, 2010
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 in a Fox News interview:

"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."

By Cristina Silva • July 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2010 in Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010:

"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."

By Cristina Silva • July 14, 2010
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website:

"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."

By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
Bud Chiles
stated on July 7, 2010 in a statement on his campaign website:

"Today, Florida is in 50th place in spending on education."

By Cristina Silva • July 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference:

"You know, when this thing first hit, I signed a declaration of emergency for the six counties that were directly affected, impacted in the Panhandle, then I extended that not long thereafter down into Sarasota County."

By Cristina Silva • July 6, 2010
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 in a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference:

"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."

By Cristina Silva • July 2, 2010
Ritch Workman
stated on June 6, 2010 in a 'Florida Today' opinion page article published:

"In Florida alone, more than $3.5 billion a year is spent on health care and criminal justice for illegal immigrants."

By Cristina Silva • June 30, 2010
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