Democrats, who campaigned on providing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s illegal immigrants, will take up legislation this week that would offer legal residency and citizenship to millions of “Dreamers" and migrant farmworkers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out Monday at the effort by critics to remove him from office, calling it a "Republican recall" fueled by backers of former President Trump and warning that it could stymie California's efforts to respond to the pandemic.