I have a relative in Panama working for a large European firm, and she tells me the illegals from Venezuela are replacing residents at her manufacturing firm.
She says there are a lot of them in Panama, and the businesses like and protect them, because they undercut all the normal wages.
Sounds like the US.
Not that I mind, at all. They are invariably friendly and polite, and, frankly, their Spanish is considerably better than the typical Spanish of the Panamenos.
For what it's worth, and FReegards!