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It's not all Californians

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"Just in the Austin MSA alone, 150 people move here every day."

— PolitiFact Texas on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

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Answer in long and short forms

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The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

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"Less than half of Texans ages 18-24 are registered to vote."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, October 26th, 2017

False

Chinese is No. 3

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Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."

— PolitiFact Texas on Monday, June 5th, 2017

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According to most statistics

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In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."

— PolitiFact Virginia on Monday, September 26th, 2016

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