A 30-second ad uses budget reconciliation votes as misleading proof that Democrats in the Senate oppose additional Border Patrol hiring and deporting criminals.
gives viewers the impression that the U.S. is being overrun by people illegally entering the country and that Democrats are not doing anything about it.
PolitiFact decided to fact-check the ad’s claims about Democrats’ votes and a lax stance on border security. We found that the ad paints a misleading picture.Citizens for Sanity told PolitiFact that its claims are supported by Democrats’ votes during the 2021 and 2022Budget reconciliation is a process used in the Senate to pass legislation with a simple majority of 51 votes, instead of the 60 votes that would be needed if the opposition filibusters.