Panamas immigration melting pot under microscope

THE GOVERNMENT Commission of the National Assembly will meet Monday, September 15, to discuss a bill that seeks to eliminate the “melting pot of races” immigration program.

 The proposal was presented by PRD Deputy Zulay Rodríguez. The initiative is also supported by PRD deputies Crescencia Prado, Quibián Panay, Javier Ortega, Leandro Ávila, Rosa Canto, Iracema de Dale, and Elías Castillo. It  “seeks to find a solution to the migrant labor problem affecting Panama given the excessive liberalization of the granting of temporary residence and work permits to foreigners,” reports La Prensa.

The document also allows immigration to revoke a person’s visa for violating regulations such as notifying officials of a change of residence and  calls for the establishment of a commission to examine the immigration issue and present a series of reforms to the National Assembly at the end of one year.

Last week, Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado announced that the government would carry out a last “melting pot of races” event. So far, 48,633 foreigners have legalized their status in Panama during the four years the program has been in existence. About 26,00 people were denied for failing to comply with established requirements.Panama’s immigration melting pot under microscope
THE GOVERNMENT Commission of the National Assembly will meet Monday, September 15, to discuss a bill that seeks to eliminate the “melting pot of races” immigration program.
 The proposal was presented by PRD Deputy Zulay Rodríguez. The initiative is also supported by PRD deputies Crescencia Prado, Quibián Panay, Javier Ortega, Leandro Ávila, Rosa Canto, Iracema de Dale, and Elías Castillo. It “seeks to find a solution to the migrant labor problem affecting Panama given the excessive liberalization of the granting of temporary residence and work permits to foreigners,” reports La Prensa.
The document also allows immigration to revoke a person’s visa for violating regulations such as notifying officials of a change of residence and calls for the establishment of a commission to examine the immigration issue and present a series of reforms to the National Assembly at the end of one year.
Last week, Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado announced that the government would carry out a last “melting pot of races” event. So far, 48,633 foreigners have legalized their status in Panama during the four years the program has been in existence. About 26,00 people were denied for failing to comply with established requirements.