Fox & Friends falsely claims sanctuary cities are helping undocumented people become US citizens
Jillian Mele: “Sanctuary cities across the US pledging to turn one million immigrants into citizens just this year” are “rush[ing] the process for illegals pouring over our borders”
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On Fox & Friends, Fox News’ Jillian Mele falsely claimed that sanctuary cities across the United States are allowing undocumented people to become naturalized American citizens. According to Mele, “these twenty-one cities [are] teaming up with the Naturalize NOW campaign to rush the process for illegals pouring over our borders." The claim, which originated in the conservative Washington Examiner and was also pushed on Breitbart.com, misrepresented the campaign, which “encourages eligible legal permanent residents to seek out” citizenship. According to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics, there are 8.8 million legal permanent residents in the United States who are currently eligible for naturalization. From the July 5 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends: