Panama should block the migration to US

 AP:

The government of Panama said Thursday it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year.

In comparison, less than 250,000 migrants crossed in all of 2022.

The plan, named “Darien is a jungle, not a road,” will be launched next week, officials said, but they could barely hide their frustration with neighboring Colombia's inability to stop migrants from coming to the two countries’ roadless border.

“Despite all the efforts, meetings with other countries involved have not managed to stop (the flow of migrants),” Panama's Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino told a news conference.

Officials said the massive trekking of migrants through the gap — now running between 2,500 and 3,000 per day — has polluted and damaged the jungle, as well as exposed people to risks and rights abuses.

Samira Gozaine, Panama’s top immigration official, said “don't tell me the border can't be closed,” adding “it is possible, though it would take action.”

In April, the United States, Panama and Colombia agreed to try to crack down on the smuggling rings that bring migrants through the gap.

But earlier this month, Gozaine said there has been a lack of information sharing and joint action on the part of Colombia.

“Instead of getting better, it has gotten worse, in spite of the negotiations with Colombia,” Gozaine said. “There has been no agreement, no information sharing, nor any effort that might help Panama manage the unregulated flow, which has grown considerably in recent days.”

“Unfortunately, we have not been able to reach any agreement with Colombia, which continues to indiscriminately send us not only people from other countries, but Colombians as well,” she added.
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The US should work with Panama by sending the military to stop the illegal migration to the US.  Panama would be an ideal choke point for blocking the migration. 

See, also:

Red states take Biden to court over immigration policy allowing tens of thousands of migrants to stay in US

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