Immigration is a problem that requires a significant overhaul and a simple solution to this very sensitive issue is a bond system. A bill being passed allowing for private entity licensed by the department of homeland security would create a two layer system aimed at solving visa overstays, and improve the speed at which individuals and families are able to enter the country.
For anyone without US citizenship to make entry into the US, they must first pass a department of homeland security/customs and border patrol background check as well as procure a travel bond. The bond would require a bond company to essentially take responsibility for recovery of individuals who enter the country and overstay their visa, as well as ensure that individuals waiting on their day in immigration court, actually attend.
Bond companies or individual bondsman would have to use an actuarial table to determine the risk of allowing each specific individual entrance into the country. For example, the individual who has family here, a passport that is 6 years old, that has been stamped for an annual trip to visit family, gainful employment, has adequate funds for their proposed trip, and no criminal background might have a bond amount of only $500, where 10% would be due to the bond company. The bond companies will have their own requirements to issue the bonds in accordance with US law and constitution. Bond companies will be responsible for recovery of individuals who violate the conditions of their bond/visit.
This reduces resources needed by ICE and CBP, at no cost to the tax payer. It provides a second layer of verification and vetting, allowing processing to occur more rapidly. This bond program would also aim to stem human trafficking by making entrance into the country easier and more secure in a legal fashion as immigrants will have an incentive to pay the bond and be granted entrance over hiring a coyote/human trafficking or smuggling organization to assist with their entrance into the US. The industry could first be extended to existing bond companies to ensure there is adequate competition and market support to handle the needs.