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| Long title | To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | The "immigration bill", the "Gang of Eight Bill" |
| Announced in | the 113th United States Congress |
| Sponsored by | Chuck Schumer (D-NY) |
| Codification | |
| Acts affected | Immigration and Nationality Act, Social Security Act, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 and others. |
| U.S.C. sections affected | 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1184, 8 U.S.C. § 1182, 8 U.S.C. § 1153, 8 U.S.C. § 1324a, and others. |
| Authorizations of appropriations | At least $1,970,500,000 with an additional unlimited amount |
| Appropriations | At least $62,020,000,000 with an additional unlimited amount |
| Legislative history | |
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The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (Bill S.744)[2] was a proposed immigration reform bill introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) in the United States Senate.[3] The bill was co-sponsored by the other seven members of the "Gang of Eight", a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who wrote and negotiated the bill. It was introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013, during the 113th United States Congress.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the bill in April 2013.[4] The bill was voted out of Committee on May 21, 2013, and was placed on the Senate calendar.[5] On June 27, 2013, the Senate passed the bill on 68-32 margin. The bill was not considered by the Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives and died in the 113th Congress.
If enacted, the bill would have made it possible for many undocumented immigrants to gain legal status and eventually citizenship. It would have increased border security by adding up to 40,000 border patrol agents. It also would have advanced talent-based immigration through a points-based immigration system. New visas were proposed in this legislation, including a visa for entrepreneurs and a W visa for lower skilled workers.[6] It also proposed new restrictions on H1B visa program to prevent its abuse and additional visas/green-cards for students with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees from U.S. institutions. The bill also included a $1.5 billion youth jobs program and repealed the Diversity Visa Lottery in favor of prospective legal immigrants who are already in the United States.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that this bill would have reduced the U.S. fiscal deficit by US$197 billion over 10 years and by $700 billion by 2033.[7] The Social Security Administration said that it would help add $276 billion in revenue over the next 10 years while costing only $33 billion.[8]
- ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 1st Session".
- ^ "S. 744 - 113th Congress - Titles". United States Congress. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Schumer introduces comprehensive immigration reform". The Hill. 2013-04-17.
- ^ Preston, Julia (April 22, 2013). "Q. and A.: The Senate Immigration Bill". New York Times.
- ^ Mascaro, Lisa (21 May 2013). "Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Chew, Cassie. "W-Visa' Would Enable Lower-Skilled Foreigners to Legally Work in U.S." PBS. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Mohan, Isvari (2016-01-15). "Communities — Voices and Insights - Washington Times". Communities.washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Dewan, Shaila (July 2, 2013). "Immigration and Social Security". The New York Times.