Posted on 05/13/2024 7:12:54 AM PDT by Twotone
Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border.
President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north.
Whether Mulino is able to reduce migration through a sparsely populated region with little government presence remains to be seen, experts say.
"Panama and our Darien are not a transit route. It is our border," Mulino said after his victory with 34% of the vote in Sunday's election was formalized Thursday evening. He will take over as president on July 1.
As he had suggested during his campaign, the 64-year-old lawyer and former security minister said he would try to end "the Darien odyssey that does not have a reason to exist."
The migrant route through the narrow isthmus grew exponentially in popularity in recent years with the help of organized crime in Colombia, making it an affordable, if dangerous, land route for hundreds of thousands.
It grew as countries like Mexico, under pressure from the U.S. government, imposed visa restrictions on various nationalities including Venezuelans and just this week Peruvians in an attempt to stop migrants flying into the country just to continue on to the U.S. border.
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Transient travellers are probably trashing Panama just like they are doing in the US.
I’l believe it when I see it. Still, if the Darien route is closed, the illegals will just find another way around it I’m sure.
How are they going to get back home?
Looks like there’s a small country that needs a little “democracy”, and they wouldn’t want that, now would they?
Pinochet Express, is my vote.
There could be a side deal going on here. Biden pays Mulino to say what he said. Mulino’s remarks then remove a bit of concern over illegal immigration.
Mulino is also told that he really doesn’t have to do anything. And so future Democrat voters continue to stream north.
Am I being too cynical?
Darien Gap is a major route for illegals - Michael Yon talks about it a lot. If it can be closed down, that will be huge. Sure, they’ll find other ways, but it will cut down on the volume, considerably I would think.
Michael Yon - Secrets of the Darién Gap | SRS #101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-cKQ-emN6Y
Summary from video:
Michael Yon is a Former Green Beret, Author, Photographer, and War Correspondent. After serving in the U.S. Army Special Forces, Yon retired his rifle in favor of a camera. He began his journalism career in December of 2004 in Iraq, covering some of the World’s most complex conflicts and war zones. His writing and photography lead him to over 100 countries during his 20 year career. Most recently, he’s been in South America covering an unknown path for illegal immigration into the United States: The Darién Gap.
The Darién Gap is a region that connects the Southernmost part of Panama and Northern Colombia. This area has become the preferred way of travel for hundreds of thousands of migrants since the late 2000’s. The Darién Gap is largely unregulated and only maintained by a faltering assortment of NGOs and smugglers. In this episode, Yon breaks down how the region functions in illegal immigration and the growing threat it poses to U.S Sovereignty.
The Darien Pass votes first in every NH presidential election.
No, wait…
All that would happen....they’d hire up a ferry (probably capable of 300 people)...then go up the Pacific or Atlantic side...dumping them into Costa Rica at night. Would be a lot easier instead of jungle-walking. Would imagine this President has some group who have the boats/ferries ready to go presently.
I think this guy is worried that so much traffic going on...that talk on building the road into Columbia will start up again.
The Darien Gap is literally the most dangerous place in the world. Which is why most of the people making this journey from Ecuador, Venezuela, through Columbia, into Panama and then north are young males.
Any woman making this journey will most likely end up raped, dead or in prostitution. Even IF you pay the Mexican Cartel’s to bring you to the US border.
I believe, the Cartels are making more off of this human trafficing than they are from drugs. They probably would not be happy if the president of Panama makes this change to their business plan.
tardy to the party aint he?
He's already done more than Traitor Joe!
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