José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama’s new president, vows migration crackdown
NBCJUL 2024
Pres. Biden and Vice Pres. Harris have implemented a plan to reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing the US-Mexico border through collaboration with Mexico and other Central American countries. Biden has banned asylum for illegal migrants who crossed the border and has fulfilled his promise to decrease the flow of illegal migrants passing through Panama's Darien Gap. Biden is committed to ending this illegal activity.
In March of this year, Pres. Biden announced that he had assigned Vice Pres. Kamala Harris to lead efforts with Mexico and Central American countries to prevent the flow of a record number of illegal migrants heading towards the US-Mexican border. The Biden administration is responsible for border security, law enforcement, and ensuring the safety of Americans. Unfortunately, history will remember them for their complete failure.
At first, this policy may seem like a good idea. Yet, it is doomed to fail and force vulnerable people further into the hands of human trafficking gangs. Desperate migrants flee either poverty or persecution, so they are already willing to take significant risks on their journey to the US border. Blocking this route will only drive them further underground and possibly taking more dangerous routes.