Items Tagged with 'immigration reform for migrant workers'

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.

Senator Anna Caballero of Merced spoke for the first time last week on her bill to grant agricultural workers permanent resident status.

A Senate committee has advanced a proposal for establishing a drought assistance program for farmworkers.