▁as ▁the ▁S TE M ▁fields . ▁ ▁An ▁expanded ▁and ▁improved ▁employ ment ▁ver ification ▁system ▁for ▁all ▁employ ers ▁to ▁confirm ▁employee ▁work ▁authorization . ▁ ▁Im pro ved ▁work ▁vis a ▁options ▁for ▁low - sk ill ▁workers ▁including ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁worker ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁according ▁to ▁Cong r essional ▁Qu arter ly , ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁b ipart isan ▁group ▁of ▁law m akers ▁working ▁to ▁reform ▁imm igration ▁was ▁revealed ▁during ▁a ▁question ▁and ▁answer ▁session ▁at ▁a ▁R ip on ▁Society ▁event ▁with ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁John ▁Bo eh ner ▁( R - OH ). ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁" G ang ▁of ▁E ight " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁introduced ▁S . 7 4 4 , ▁the ▁long - await ed ▁Senate ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁bill ▁proposed ▁in ▁con gress . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁b ipart isan ▁co operation ▁among ▁Senate ▁law m akers , ▁business ▁groups , ▁labor ▁un ions , ▁agricult ural ▁interests , ▁and ▁imm igration ▁advoc ates , ▁who ▁negoti ated ▁many ▁comprom ises ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁architecture ▁for ▁reform ▁– ▁including ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁eleven ▁million ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants , ▁a ▁temporary ▁worker ▁program , ▁increased ▁vis a ▁numbers ▁for ▁sk illed ▁foreign ▁workers , ▁and ▁a ▁nation wide ▁employ ment ▁el ig ibility ▁ver ification ▁system . ▁ ▁On