A grand to come in
From the Guardian:
This is a bad idea in so many ways. Firstly I bet the cost of deporting an illegal immigrant is a lot more than £1K: the Guardian says it is £11K. So the scheme won't pay for the downside. It will however cost a fortune to administer. And it will leave the impression that the cost of breaking your visa terms is £1,000, so people will be encouraged to do that if it is worth a grand to them to stay. My guess is that it will increase rather than decrease the number of overstays.
Families who sponsor visits by overseas relatives to Britain will first have to pay a bond, expected to be £1,000, under new immigration proposals out this week.
This is a bad idea in so many ways. Firstly I bet the cost of deporting an illegal immigrant is a lot more than £1K: the Guardian says it is £11K. So the scheme won't pay for the downside. It will however cost a fortune to administer. And it will leave the impression that the cost of breaking your visa terms is £1,000, so people will be encouraged to do that if it is worth a grand to them to stay. My guess is that it will increase rather than decrease the number of overstays.
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posted by David Murphy at 09:12
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