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Gavin Newsom retreats on immigrant benefits. Under the California governor’s budget proposal, low-income, unauthorized adults will not be able to apply for health benefits starting next year. If approved, it would mark a significant reversal in California’s embrace of immigrants without legal status. It would also align the Democrat, a potential presidential candidate, with the president. The plan contradicts the view that health care for all poor people is moral and cost-effective. Still, the state’s facing a budget crunch, so he’s pausing this provision of California’s version of Medicaid. – Staff