- Panama is about to close a migratory route that was made easier by its border.
- President-elect José Raúl Mulino intends to close a migratory route.
- Mulino’s idea would involve coordination and collaboration with Colombia and other nations.
Panama is about to close a migratory route that was made easier by its border and utilized by more than 500,000 individuals last year. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have turned to this route as an inexpensive, although hazardous, land route; nevertheless, President-elect José Raúl Mulino intends to close it.
Organized crime in Colombia has led to an exponential increase in the route’s popularity, making it an inexpensive, if hazardous, land route for hundreds of thousands.
Busiest migratory route
Mulino’s suggestion is less of a physical barrier and more of a philosophical one, as it may lessen the incentive for people to flee their nations and lessen the desire to smuggle goods through Panama. Mulino’s idea would involve coordination and collaboration with Colombia and other nations, therefore analysts say it is unlikely to be implemented.
Only approximately 130 flights per month are managed by the US, according to Adam Isacson, an expert with the Washington Office on Latin America. Only 10% of the flow would be returned, or between 1,000 and 1,200 people per day, by a daily jet, which would be quite costly.
In conclusion, it is unclear how Mulino’s proposal will affect the Darien Odyssey, but it may lessen migration via an area with a low population density and minimal government presence.
