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These people are soooo stupid! Those requesting visas are the least of our problem. There are millions of illegal alien workers/terrorists moving across our border, almost at their will. We won't do what is necessary to control our own home. Fee for a visa is great; if a foreigner can afford it, he'll pay and likely get his visa. If a foreigner CAN'T afford the fee, why, he'll just become another illegal alien. DUH!!

An illegal have trouble getting by in the US? Why, no. All sorts oof state and local agencies don't want to hurt his feelings and will give great medical attention, especially in the maternity ward, give him reduced tuition at public colleges, allow him to get back on the streets with no license or mandatory insurance and so on. And, if proof of elegibility is required, those documents are available at very reasonable cost at a location near you. No? Today is Sunday. Try a local flea market in an area with a large Mexican population. It should be safe especially if there are lots of kids about. Shop for whatever, but watch for a booth with IDs for sale. You'll find it. Some signs will even be in English. If you need another SSA card, you probably can pick up a good looking version.

Fee for visas, my butt. Why will that do to solve the much greater problem.

Those requesting visas are the least of our problem. There are millions of illegal alien workers/terrorists moving across our border, almost at their will. We won't do what is necessary to control our own home.

I can't argue much, but Fee for Visa is at least a start... a small measure of control over who comes into our country, and whether they should stay.
It also raises funds that could help offset the cost of enforcing our borders.

I have to agree with you, Tacis. This 'visa bonding' is just more window dressing to obscure the public's view of the larger problem of open and unprotected borders.

It might have some effect on those visitors that are basically honest, but do terrorists really care that they forfeit their visa bonds, if they crash a plane into a skyscraper?