“American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Jan 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Determining the exact cost of illegal immigration is complex, but reports estimate that immigrants in the country illegally cost less than $155 billion annually.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 January 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2022, 1115 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2244247755823588&set=a.1669654176616285&type=3&th…
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