He has called for open borders, decriminalizing crossing the border, giving illegals identification, and allowing them on Medicare.
OverstatedMike Rogers, at Michigan U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WOOD TV8)
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Why we checked itRogers makes four specific policy position claims about his opponent Abdul — that he supports open borders, decriminalizing illegal border crossing, giving undocumented immigrants IDs, and allowing them on Medicare. These are verifiable against Abdul's public statements and policy positions.
What we foundThree of the four sub-claims (decriminalizing crossings, giving identification, and healthcare coverage under Medicare for All) are grounded in El-Sayed's documented positions, but the 'open borders' framing overstates a qualified 2018 statement, and the 'Medicare' specificity conflates his Medicare for All proposal with targeted enrollment of undocumented immigrants.