That figure has declined from 65.7 percent when Obama took office to 62.7 percent now. population has increased in that time the country has aged and people have retired and younger people are staying in school longer for college and advanced degrees, so they're not in the labor force, either.Ī better figure is labor force participation - the share of people with jobs or who are searching for work. It's misleading for three reasons: The U.S. Trump's figure of 14 million who've stopped working since Obama took office comes from the Labor Department's measure of people not in the workforce. But with unemployment at 4.9 percent, the situation isn't as bleak as he suggests. The sluggish recovery over the past seven years has been frustrating. THE FACTS: Trump is playing with numbers to make the economy look worse than it actually is. Last year, FBI Director James Comey said data about people coming from Syria may be limited, adding, "If we don't know much about somebody, there won't be anything in our database." officials acknowledge that the Islamic State group could try to place operatives among refugees. Refugees are also subject to in-person interviews and fingerprint and other biometric screening.įor all that caution, U.S. Processing of a refugee can take 18 months to two years, and usually longer for those coming from Syria. The Department of Homeland Security leads the process, which involves rigorous background checks. The administration both screens them and knows where they are from. THE FACTS: Trump persists in making the bogus claim that the U.S. I only want to admit individuals into our country who will support our values and love our people." She proposes this despite the fact that there's no way to screen these refugees in order to find out who they are or where they come from. TRUMP: "My opponent has called for a radical 550 percent increase in Syrian (refugees). They are being released by the tens of thousands into our communities with no regard for the impact on public safety or resources." TRUMP: "The number of new illegal immigrant families who have crossed the border so far this year already exceeds the entire total from 2015. In the 50 cities cited by the Post, for example, half as many people were killed last year as in 1991. While Trump accurately quotes part of the analysis, he omits that the statistical jump was so large because homicides are still very low by historical standards.
While FBI crime statistics for 2015 are not yet available, Trump's claim about rising homicides appears to come from a Washington Post analysis published in January. THE FACTS: A rollback? President Barack Obama has actually achieved some big increases in spending for state and local law enforcement, including billions in grants provided through the 2009 stimulus. That's the largest increase in 25 years." Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America's 50 largest cities. TRUMP: "Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration's rollback of criminal enforcement.
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