Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to millions of people.
The pensions of current public employees have long been generally considered untouchable. Politicians now say those obligations are trumped by the need to provide for the public's health and safety.
Voters in San Diego and San Jose favored cuts to public retirement plan benefits, a move supporters say will lead to other national ballot initiatives.
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he was optimistic that lawmakers will agree this week to end a tax break for companies based outside the state, signaling he was willing to modify his proposal in an effort to stop what he called a "toxic loophole."
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