Claim: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is claiming that Mitt Romney "OKd health care for illegal immigrants" by signing Massachusetts' 2006 health care overhaul law. But the law didn't give illegal immigrants anything new. It merely continued and renamed a state program that had long allowed low-income, uninsured residents, including those in the country illegally, to get care at community health centers and  hospital emergency rooms. Perry's campaign seized on an Oct.
Fact-check: Romney Didn't OK New Benefits for Illegal Immigrants - FactCheck.org
Verdict: texas gov. rick perry is claiming that mitt romney "okd health care for illegal immigrants" by signing massachusetts' 2006 health care overhaul law. but the law didn't give illegal immigrants anything new. it merely continued and renamed a state program that had long allowed low-income, uninsured residents, including those in the country illegally, to get care at community health centers and  hospital emergency rooms. perry's campaign seized on an oct.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-10-26T18:50:16