Newsom hopes to grant undocumented farmworkers residency—and set a model for other states as federal immigration reforms stall

California may grant permanent residency to undocumented ag laborers under a new law that lays the groundwork for Gov. Gavin Newsom to broker a deal with the Biden administration to identify farmworkers as essential and permit them to work and stay in the U.S.

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