An ad from the third-party group Federation for American Immigration Reform unfairly implies that Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has a low opinion of workers’ skills in Wisconsin.
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Out of Context: FAIR vs. Ryan on Labor Shortage
Third-party group Federation for American Immigration Reform takes a statement by Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) regarding future labor shortages out of context.
Read MoreData Out of Context: Labrador on Nonagricultural Guest Visas
When Rep. Raul Labrador (R., Idaho) criticizes the number of nonagricultural guest visas in the Senate immigration bill, he cites the number allowed in only one year.
Read MoreOverstating Effects: Labrador on Number of Immigrants Getting Legal Status
Rep. Raul Labrador (R., Idaho) exaggerates the number of people living in the United States illegally who would gain legal status under the Senate immigration bill.
Read MoreSelective Use of Evidence: Lee on CBO’s Immigration Report
Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) cherry-picks information from a nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office report about the impact of the Senate immigration bill on wages and unemployment.
Read MoreOverstating Problem: Numbers USA on Unemployed Americans
Third-party group Numbers USA pads statistics in its ad opposing immigration legislation when it claims that 20 million Americans can’t find a job.
Read MoreOverstating Effects: Numbers USA on ‘Foreign Job Seekers’
An ad from third-party group Numbers USA overstates the potential effects of immigration legislation on unemployed American job seekers.
Read MoreOverstating Effects: Vitter on Costs of Immigration Reform
In a press release, Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) overstates the cost of immigration reform when he cites a report from the Heritage Foundation.
Read MoreOverstating Problem: Grassley, Rubio, Paul on Student Visas
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa), Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Rand Paul (R., Ky.) falsely imply that more than one of the 9/11 hijackers had student visas.
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