Did Jimmy Carter consult Congress before he granted Amnesty for Draft Dodgers?
He most certainly did. See Below excerpt from Numbers U.S.A.
Past Amnesties
No. 1- Immigration Reform and Control Act Amnesty of 1986: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) was enacted by Congress in response to the large and rapidly growing illegal alien population in the United States. The final bill was the result of a dramatic compromise between those who wanted to reduce illegal immigration into the United States and those who wanted to "wipe the slate clean" for those illegals already living here by granting them legal residence. As enacted, IRCA included a massive amnesty program for two main categories of illegal aliens: