Is it Now Illegal to Say ‘Illegal’ in New York City? A number of increasingly hysterical posts on social media claimed that New York City had either criminalized or outright banned calling people "illegal," a rumor that spread like wildfire.
2005 Obama Immigration Quote In January 2019, New Jersey politician Joseph Rudy Rullo shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly quoting then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama on immigration: It featured a photograph of Obama on the right, and on the left it read: “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of […]
Do New Chicago City ID Cards Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote? On January 19 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based status update (archived here), claiming that Chicago’s “City ID Cards” enables undocumented immigrants to legally vote in state and federal elections: Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections (which is illegal) So, to be […]
Were More ‘American Blacks’ Killed by ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Than Police in Recent Years? In January 2019, the following Facebook status update circulated with the claim that undocumented immigrants caused the deaths of more black Americans than officer involved shootings in years prior: White text on a black background unaccompanied by images or — more importantly — citations stated: More American Blacks Were Killed By Illegal Immigrants Then by Police In […]
Are More Americans Killed Annually by Lack of Affordable Healthcare Than by Terrorists or Undocumented Immigrants? On December 20 2018, the Facebook page “Teanderthal Party” posted the following meme about healthcare, “illegal immigration,” terror attacks, and the mortality rate in the United States: It stated: FACT: More Americans die every year from lack of affordable healthcare than from terrorist attacks and illegal immigration combined. Teanderthal Party didn’t share any commentary alongside […]
