[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 148 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOSAR:
        H.R. 5062.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``[The Congress shall have 
     Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and 
     proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and 
     all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the 
     Government of the United States, or in any Department or 
     Officer thereof.''
       Longstanding Supreme Court precedent recognizes Congress as 
     having plenary power over immigration, giving it almost 
     complete authority to decide whether aliens may enter or 
     remain in the United States.
       In exercising its power over immigration, Congress can make 
     laws concerning aliens that would be unconstitutional if 
     applied to citizens. Demore v. Kirn, 538 U.S. 510, 522 (2003)
       Congress has sole authority to authorize aliens for work--
     the executive branch does not share such authority with 
     Congress.