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{{Short description|2013 group of US senators}}
{{other uses|Gang of Eight (disambiguation)}}
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In the United States of America, the '''Gang of Eight''' is a common colloquial term for the [[bi-partisan]] group of eight [[United States Senators]]&mdash;four [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and four [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]&mdash;who wrote the 2013 comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill. The group was also instrumental in bringing comprehensive [[immigration reform]] back to the legislative branch in early 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roeper|first=Jennifer|title=Immigration Reform Highlights from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/immigration-reform-highlights-senate-committee-judiciary-hearing|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The [[National Law Review]]|date=February 21, 2013|author2=Fowler White Boggs P.A.}}</ref>
The '''Gang of Eight''' was a [[bi-partisan]] group of eight [[United States Senators]]&mdash;four [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and four [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]&mdash;who wrote the [[Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Roeper|first=Jennifer|title=Immigration Reform Highlights from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/immigration-reform-highlights-senate-committee-judiciary-hearing|accessdate=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The [[National Law Review]]|date=February 21, 2013|author2=Fowler White Boggs P.A.}}</ref>


Collectively, these eight senators wrote the first draft of the [[Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013]] (commonly known as "the immigration bill").<ref>{{cite news|last=Cox|first=Ramsey|title=Schumer introduces comprehensive immigration reform bill|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/294387-schumer-introduces-comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Hill|date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> In June 2013, the immigration bill passed the Senate with a strong majority&mdash;68-32, with 14 Republicans joining all Democrats.<ref name="NakamuraO'Keefe">David Nakamura & Ed O'Keefe, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/06/26/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-immigration-reform/ Timeline: The rise and fall of immigration reform], ''Washington Post'' (June 26, 2014).</ref> The [[United States House of Representatives]] under Speaker [[John Boehner]] did not act on the bill, however, and it expired at the end of the [[113th United States Congress|113th Congress]].<ref name="NakamuraO'Keefe"/>
In June 2013, S.744 passed the Senate with a strong majority&mdash;68–32, with 14 Republicans joining all Democrats. The [[United States House of Representatives]] under Speaker [[John Boehner]] did not act on the bill, however, and it expired at the end of the [[113th United States Congress|113th Congress]].<ref name="NakamuraO'Keefe">[[David Nakamura]] & Ed O'Keefe, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/06/26/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-immigration-reform/ Timeline: The rise and fall of immigration reform], ''Washington Post'' (June 26, 2014).</ref>


== Members ==
== Members ==
In the context of proposed immigration reform, the Gang of Eight consists of the following four Democratic and four Republican senators:<ref>{{cite web|title=Gang of Eight's strategy for winning immigration floor fight: Stick together|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/301735-gang-of-eight-plots-strategy-for-immigration-floor-fight|work=TheHill.com|accessdate=9 June 2013|author=Alexander Bolton|date=24 May 2013}}</ref>
In the context of proposed immigration reform, the Gang of Eight consists of the following four Democratic and four Republican senators.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gang of Eight's strategy for winning immigration floor fight: Stick together|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/151545-gang-of-eights-strategy-for-winning-immigration-floor-fight-stick-together/|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=9 June 2013|author=Alexander Bolton|date=24 May 2013}}</ref> Of the eight senators that originally composed the group, six remain in office {{as of|2024|lc=on}}. John McCain died in 2018 and Jeff Flake's term ended in 2019.


* Sen. [[Michael F. Bennet]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Colorado|CO]]
* Sen. [[Michael Bennet]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Colorado|CO]]
* Sen. [[Richard J. Durbin]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Illinois|IL]]
* Sen. [[Dick Durbin]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Illinois|IL]]
* Sen. [[Jeff Flake]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]
* Sen. [[Jeff Flake]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]
* Sen. [[Lindsey O. Graham]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[South Carolina|SC]]
* Sen. [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[South Carolina|SC]]
* Sen. [[John McCain]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]
* Sen. [[John McCain]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Arizona|AZ]]
* Sen. [[Robert Menendez]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]
* Sen. [[Bob Menendez]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]
* Sen. [[Marco A. Rubio]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Florida|FL]]
* Sen. [[Marco Rubio]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Florida|FL]]
* Sen. [[Charles E. Schumer]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New York (state)|NY]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Senators Reach a Bipartisan Agreement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/senators-reach-bipartisan-agreement-comprehensive-immigration-reform| publisher=Fowler White Boggs P.A. |work=The National Law Review |date=2013-01-31|accessdate=2013-02-01}}</ref>
* Sen. [[Chuck Schumer]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New York (state)|NY]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Senators Reach a Bipartisan Agreement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/senators-reach-bipartisan-agreement-comprehensive-immigration-reform| publisher=Fowler White Boggs P.A. |work=[[National Law Review]] |date=2013-01-31|accessdate=2013-02-01}}</ref>


== Policies ==
== Policies ==


According to a National Law review article, which used legally incorrect terminology: The policies envisioned by the Senators include the following provisions:<ref>{{cite web |title=Senators Propose Immigration Reform|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/node/16083| publisher=Varnum LLP |work=The National Law Review |date=2013-01-29|accessdate=2015-07-31}}</ref>
According to a ''National Law Review'' article, the policies envisioned by the Gang of Eight include the following provisions:<ref>{{cite web |title=Senators Propose Immigration Reform|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/node/16083| publisher=Varnum LLP |work=[[National Law Review]] |date=2013-01-29|accessdate=2015-07-31}}</ref>


* A path to [[citizenship]] for <sub>undocumented immigrants</sub> [Unlawfully present aliens] already in the United States is contingent on certain border security and visa tracking improvements. The plan provides for permanent residence for <sub>undocumented immigrants</sub> [Unlawfully present aliens] only after legal [non-immigrant aliens] <sub>immigrants</sub> waiting for a current priority date receive their permanent residence status and a different citizenship path for agricultural workers through an agricultural worker program.
* A path to [[citizenship]] for [[illegal immigrants]]<ref>{{cite web|title=8 U.S. Code § 1101 - Definitions|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1101|website=Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref> already in the United States is contingent on certain border security and visa tracking improvements. The plan provides for permanent residence for [[illegal aliens]] only after legal aliens waiting for a current priority date receive their permanent residence status and a different citizenship path for agricultural workers through an agricultural worker program.
* Business immigration system reforms, focusing on reducing current visa backlogs and fast tracking permanent residence for U.S. university [student visa]<sub>immigrant</sub> graduates with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math also known as the [[STEM fields]].
* Business immigration system reforms, focusing on reducing current visa backlogs and fast tracking permanent residence for U.S. university [[student visa]] graduates with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math also known as the [[STEM fields]].
* An expanded and improved employment verification system for all employers to confirm employee work authorization.
* An expanded and improved employment verification system for all employers to confirm employee work authorization.
* Improved work visa options for low-skilled workers including an agricultural worker program.
* Improved work visa options for low-skilled workers including an agricultural worker program.


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Revision as of 05:10, 16 April 2024

The Gang of Eight was a bi-partisan group of eight United States Senators—four Democrats and four Republicans—who wrote the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.[1]

In June 2013, S.744 passed the Senate with a strong majority—68–32, with 14 Republicans joining all Democrats. The United States House of Representatives under Speaker John Boehner did not act on the bill, however, and it expired at the end of the 113th Congress.[2]

Members

In the context of proposed immigration reform, the Gang of Eight consists of the following four Democratic and four Republican senators.[3] Of the eight senators that originally composed the group, six remain in office as of 2024. John McCain died in 2018 and Jeff Flake's term ended in 2019.

Policies

According to a National Law Review article, the policies envisioned by the Gang of Eight include the following provisions:[5]

  • A path to citizenship for illegal immigrants[6] already in the United States is contingent on certain border security and visa tracking improvements. The plan provides for permanent residence for illegal aliens only after legal aliens waiting for a current priority date receive their permanent residence status and a different citizenship path for agricultural workers through an agricultural worker program.
  • Business immigration system reforms, focusing on reducing current visa backlogs and fast tracking permanent residence for U.S. university student visa graduates with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math also known as the STEM fields.
  • An expanded and improved employment verification system for all employers to confirm employee work authorization.
  • Improved work visa options for low-skilled workers including an agricultural worker program.

References

  1. ^ Roeper, Jennifer; Fowler White Boggs P.A. (February 21, 2013). "Immigration Reform Highlights from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing". The National Law Review. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. ^ David Nakamura & Ed O'Keefe, Timeline: The rise and fall of immigration reform, Washington Post (June 26, 2014).
  3. ^ Alexander Bolton (May 24, 2013). "Gang of Eight's strategy for winning immigration floor fight: Stick together". The Hill. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Senators Reach a Bipartisan Agreement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform". National Law Review. Fowler White Boggs P.A. January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Senators Propose Immigration Reform". National Law Review. Varnum LLP. January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "8 U.S. Code § 1101 - Definitions". Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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