, ▁or ▁S . 7 4 4 ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁bi - part isan ▁group ▁of ▁eight ▁Sen ators , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" G ang ▁of ▁E ight " ▁announced ▁principles ▁for ▁compreh ensive ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁( C IR ). ▁ ▁The ▁Sen ators ▁involved ▁include : ▁Charles ▁Sch umer ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Dick ▁Dur bin ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁Bob ▁Men ende z ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ben net ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁Republic ans ▁John ▁McC ain ▁of ▁Arizona , ▁Lind sey ▁Graham ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁Marco ▁Rub io ▁of ▁Florida , ▁and ▁Jeff ▁F la ke ▁of ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁The ▁policies ▁en vision ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁include ▁the ▁following ▁prov isions : ▁ ▁A ▁citizens hip ▁path ▁for ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁cont ing ent ▁on ▁certain ▁border ▁security ▁and ▁vis a ▁tracking ▁improvements . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁provides ▁for ▁permanent ▁residence ▁for ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁only ▁after ▁legal ▁imm igr ants ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁current ▁priority ▁date ▁receive ▁their ▁permanent ▁residence ▁status ▁and ▁a ▁different ▁citizens hip ▁path ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁workers ▁through ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁worker ▁program . ▁ ▁Business ▁imm igration ▁system ▁re forms , ▁foc using ▁on ▁reducing ▁current ▁vis a ▁back logs ▁and ▁fast ▁tracking ▁permanent ▁residence ▁for ▁U . S . ▁university ▁imm igr ant ▁gradu ates ▁with ▁advanced ▁degrees ▁in ▁science , ▁technology , ▁engineering ▁or ▁math ▁also ▁known