Philp: California Democrats defend immigrant health care but need a broader agenda

In the recent state budget approved by Sacramento Democrats, lawmakers gave a high priority to preserving health care for Californians without legal status as they eliminated the main program to shelter the state’s homeless residents.

In the approved federal budget, President Donald Trump has frozen available funding for needs such as international aid and university research as he has increased spending on what he vows to be the largest deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.

Undocumented...