Reasserting congress’s constitutional authority over immigration

(a) In general The power to authorize employment for classes of aliens is reserved to Congress. (b) Unauthorized alien Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is amended by inserting pursuant to statute after Attorney General. (c) Applicability Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act applies to an alien’s entry and entire stay in the United States. (d) Limitation Section 214(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(1)) is amended by inserting The authority to prescribe regulations under this section is limited to those necessary to set the duration of admission and to insure that at upon failure to maintain the status under which an alien was admitted, or to maintain any status subsequently acquired under section 248, the alien with will leave the country. after the first sentence. (e) Rules Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update rules regarding nonimmigrants to be consistent with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (f) Nonimmigrant classification Section 248 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1258) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Any adjustment of status under this section requires complying with the admission and ongoing requirements of the new nonimmigrant status acquired..