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Britain Plans Visa Bonds for 'High-Risk' Asians, Africans |
2013-06-24 |
[An Nahar] Britannia is planning to force visitors from India, Pakistain, Nigeria and other countries whose nationals are deemed to pose a "high risk" of immigration abuse to provide a cash bond before they can enter the country, a report said Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper said that from November, a pilot scheme would target visitors from those three countries plus Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana. Visitors aged 18 and over would be forced to hand over £3,000 ($4,600, 3,500 euros) from November for a six-month visit visa. They will forfeit the money if they overstay in Britannia after their visa has expired. Initially the scheme will target hundreds of visitors, but the plan is to extend it to several thousand, according to the broadsheet's front-page report. The weekly paper said the move by Home Secretary Theresa May is designed to show that Prime Minister David Cameron ... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... 's Conservative Party is serious about cutting immigration and abuses of the system. The populist United Kingdom Independence Party has been encroaching on the Conservatives' traditional core vote in recent months. Cameron wants annual net migration down below 100,000 by 2015. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 SteveS wins the set. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-06-24 15:56 |
#3 If they are that shaky, why let 'em in in the first place? |
Posted by: SteveS 2013-06-24 14:47 |
#2 people are paying 10 times more than that to enter the U.K. The deposit should be 50K, or a UK citizen guaranteeing that amount on their behalf PER YEAR they overstay. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-06-24 12:07 |
#1 Sounds like a great idea, how about trying this on the United States ? |
Posted by: Gleamp Shaimp6175 2013-06-24 10:59 |