[Dog Gone]

Most of the INS stamps could be created by a 10 year-old using an office supply do-it-yourself kit. There's nothing at all elaborate about them, just plain old red-ink text.

That's what I was thinking. If someone knows what the stamp is supposed to look like, creating a duplicate isn't difficult at all. It certainly isn't as hard as counterfeiting currency, something which is done all the time.

Still, the only reason for stealing them is for issuing false documents, which means we're fixin' to get a bunch of visitors who don't want us to know that they're here.

[angkor]

Still, the only reason for stealing them is for issuing false documents

To be a little more precise, these are stamps which would be entered into an existing passport.

Since no law enforcement agency in the United States (including, apparently, the INS) has any interest in one's visa status, the stamps are pretty much useless aside from "minor" things such as getting a driver's license, validating (false) employment status, getting an SSN.