Claim: Mitt Romney exaggerates when he says President Obama "did nothing on immigration" for three and a half years, even when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. Obama supported and lobbied for the DREAM Act, which would have created a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The bill passed the House in December 2010, but failed in the Senate largely because of Republican opposition. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and presumptive Republican presidential nominee,
Fact-check: Romney's Immigration Exaggeration - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney exaggerates when he says president obama "did nothing on immigration" for three and a half years, even when democrats controlled both houses of congress. obama supported and lobbied for the dream act, which would have created a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who were brought to the u.s. as children. the bill passed the house in december 2010, but failed in the senate largely because of republican opposition. romney, the former massachusetts governor and presumptive republican presidential nominee,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-06-18T21:20:56