Claim: Sarah Palin said President Obama should put immigrants on a boat back to Mexico.
Example: [Collected via Twitter, November 2014]
Palin: "If I were Obama I'd put all 11 million of these folks on boats and send them back to Mexico," #ignorant #productofpooreducation
Origins: On
"Let's commandeer all the cruise ships, all the fishing vessels and all the yachts those fat cat Obama donors own. And then let's pack 'em full of illegals and send these people on a "The long voyage back across the Mexican Ocean should give them plenty of time to think about how they shouldn't be coming here to America and jeopardizing our freedom and prosperity by breaking our laws."
"If I were Obama I'd put all 11 million of these folks on boats and send them back to Mexico," she opined. "The liberal media says it's impossible to deport that many people. But I say we can do it if we have enough ships.
As with a previous preposterous claim Sarah Palin demanded President Obama "invade Ebola," the article was a satirical piece poking fun at the former governor of Alaska. Palin was not even a guest on the Fox News Hannity program on
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Last updated: 21 November 2014
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