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Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 22, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Josh Turek "supports amnesty for illegals.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 7, 2026

Brandon Gill stated on April 7, 2026 in an X post:

“The Dignity Act is mass amnesty.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 13, 2026

MAGA Inc stated on January 8, 2024 in an ad:

"Nikki Haley refused to call illegals criminals" and "repeatedly pushed amnesty for illegals."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 23, 2024

Gavin Newsom stated on November 30, 2023 in a debate:

"When (Ron DeSantis) was in Congress, he supported amnesty."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 5, 2023

Ron DeSantis stated on May 25, 2023 in a radio interview:

Donald Trump "wanted to amnesty 2 million illegal aliens in 2018 when he was president."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 5, 2023

Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet:

“Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 16, 2022

Thom Tillis stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed:

“One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”

By Paul Specht • April 28, 2021

Ashley Hinson stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet:

President Joe Biden’s day one approach to immigration included "blanket amnesty and halting border wall construction."

By Natalie Dunlap • February 17, 2021

David Perdue stated on December 7, 2020 in an interview:

Says Jon Ossoff "wants total, blanket amnesty and he wants a total lockdown."

By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2020

Garland Tucker stated on May 8, 2019 in an interview with Sean Hannity:

Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."

By Elizabeth Thompson • June 5, 2019

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 11, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"In Washington, McCaskill joined the liberals for giving amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants."

By Kathryn B. Palmer • November 4, 2018

One Nation PAC stated on August 31, 2018 in a digital ad:

Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse."

By Manuela Tobias • September 12, 2018

Ron DeSantis stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate:

Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."

By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018

Tom Cotton stated on September 17, 2017 in an NBC interview:

"If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."

By Miriam Valverde • September 26, 2017

Tony Fabrizio stated on July 10, 2017 in an interview with Politico:

Says Adam Putnam "was for amnesty."

By Amy Sherman • July 24, 2017

Ann Coulter stated on June 8, 2017 in in a tweet:

The Trump administration has granted amnesty to "nearly 100,000 'Dreamers' "

By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech:

Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 2, 2016

Great America PAC stated on March 31, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants."

By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate in Iowa on Fox News:

On opposing citizenship for illegal immigrants

By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2016

Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 6, 2015 in a radio ad:

"When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."

By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2015

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