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Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post:
Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.  
By Jon Greenberg• February 9, 2017
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 01, 2017 in a White House press briefing:
Says diversity visa immigrants are not vetted.
By Miriam Valverde• November 2, 2017
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in State of the Union address:
The immigration visa lottery "randomly hands out green cards without any regard for skill, merit, or the safety of American people."
By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018
David Perdue stated on November 01, 2017 in a tweet:
The diversity visa lottery is "plagued by fraud."
By Miriam Valverde• November 6, 2017
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
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
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
Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2017 in a speech:
Says of the diversity visa lottery program, "they give us their worst people, they put them in a bin," and "the worst of the worst" are selected. 
By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2017
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
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 Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• August 19, 2021
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 01, 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
Mike Pence stated on September 04, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press:
For immigrants with visa overstays, "we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law."
By Miriam Valverde• September 12, 2016
Rand Paul stated on April 23, 2014 in a news conference:
40 percent of illegal immigrants "had a visa and then became illegal," mostly because "they changed jobs."
By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2014
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
Donald Trump stated on January 31, 2018 in State of the Union address:
"A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."
By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018
Michael Bloomberg stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic convention:
Says Donald Trump "games the U.S. visa system so he can hire temporary foreign workers at low wages."
By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2016
Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post:
"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017
Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2010 in an interview with Glenn Beck:
"Close to half of the folks in this country illegally entered legally (but) overstayed (their ) visas."
By Aaron Sharockman• January 18, 2010
Bloggers stated on April 15, 2018 in a blog post:
"Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada."
By Miriam Valverde• April 24, 2018

Articles (167)

Democratic senator: Fixes to immigration system might already be on the books

By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2017

Is the diversity visa program a tool for terrorists?

By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2017

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

By Miriam Valverde• May 15, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: What are the immigration rules for Canadians who enter the US without a visa?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2022

Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian'

By Miriam Valverde• March 8, 2017

¿Más asteriscos, más riesgo? Los rumores sobre los asteriscos en tu visa

By Marta Campabadal Graus• June 12, 2023

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

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019

Donald Trump’s misleading claims about immigration in State of the Union address

By Miriam Valverde• January 31, 2018

Immigration plans by Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis face obstacles

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• July 20, 2023

Trump’s immigration ban: 4 key questions answered

By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2017

Why Trump's Muslim ban isn't like Jimmy Carter's actions on Iranians

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2015

Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that's not what Jimmy Carter did

By Louis Jacobson• December 11, 2015

FACT SHEET: Immigration

By Adriel Bettelheim• January 15, 2008

How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 25, 2021

Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Florida rally

By Allison Graves, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2017

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s mistakes about European travel due to coronavirus

By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2020

PolitiFact Florida's top 5 in July 2016

By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• August 8, 2016

Immigration in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report

By Miriam Valverde• October 7, 2018

Charlie Kirk’s comparison of migrant entries with US births lacks reliable data

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2022

Canadian nurses and Trump's plan to renegotiate NAFTA

By Miriam Valverde• March 28, 2017