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“Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”
Chris Christie former New Jersey governor and Republican primary presidential candidate. Claim dated 6 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True

What PolitiFact found

Trump’s time in office saw 472 measures on immigration that had drastic implications, according to one think tank’s estimate. His executive actions included efforts to restrict access at the southern border.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Chris Christie (former New Jersey governor and Republican primary presidential candidate) made this claim around 6 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

Chris Christie has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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