[Sabertooth]

The bond would work just like bail bonds posted in criminal cases. A foreign student or other temporary visa holder would pay a percentage of the bond up front and the bail agent would guarantee the remainder. The bail agent would then be financially responsible for ensuring that the visa holder complies with the conditions of his visa. If the visitor is a student, the bail agent would verify that the student is registered and attending classes. If the visa holder fails to meet the conditions of the visa, the bail agent will turn him over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for deportation.

"There are two benefits of a visa bond," said Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). "First, a bond provides a monetary incentive for the visitor to leave when his visa has expired, and second, a visa bond privatizes the entry-exit process."

Outstanding!

This would be a small but necessary step in winning not only the War on Terror, but also the War on Illegal Immigration.

[scholar]

The bond would work just like bail bonds posted in criminal cases. A foreign student or other temporary visa holder would pay a percentage of the bond up front and the bail agent would guarantee the remainder.

I think this is an outstanding idea--providing the bail bond and the perecentage paid by the visa holder is high enough to represent a substantial monetary loss. 10% of $2,000 wouldn't mean squat.

[Brownie74]

The immigration reform bill under consideration by the House Judiciary Committee may include a proposal to require people entering the United States on temporaty visas to post a bond to guarantee that they leave when their visas expire.

I don't mean to be negative but....

This will never work if the government gets involved. Name me one government program that works.

Besides, this administration would probably end up giving the people the money for the bond, and then they would skip and we would end up eating the loss.

I rate this a 2 1/2.

[Barnacle]

It will never work. Why? Because it's a perfect sense solution. I'm convinced that those running the show have a vested interest in keeping the illegal immigration situation in the crisis mode.

[hchutch]

I like this idea, too.

Try not to get too worried about it. ;-)

[GrandMoM]

....sure is a step in the right direction!