An ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee continues the relentless effort to tie Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu to President Barack Obama, who is not very popular in Louisiana. But the ad stretches the facts on several points.
Issues: immigration
FactChecking the Arkansas Senate Race
FlackCheck.org Video: Midterm Deceptions
False Choice: Veterans vs. Immigrants
Playing Politics With Immigration
More Border Security Spin in Arkansas
Rick Perry Misuses ‘Criminal Alien’ Data
Cherry-picking Pryor on Border Security
Surge of ‘Unaccompanied Children’
Q: Did the Obama administration advertise in January to transport 65,000 foreign children apprehended at the border? Did it expect a surge of illegal immigration?
A: Yes. There’s been a sharp increase in unaccompanied children from Central America since FY 2012, and the U.S. projected a bigger increase this year.