The Darien Gap Problem

 If you took about one-eigth of Tennessee, and filled it with five-star jungle (with snakes, Pumas, etc)....you'd have the Darien Gap (the most southern area of Panama, and extending about 50 miles into Columbia.

There was always this belief that sooner or later.....some Americans would come along and figure out a way to build a road through this area, and traffic would occur.  It never occurred.

In the past year, some Chinese folks figured out a way to get a visa to visit Columbia, and then they figured out how to hike through the jungle....heading north.  Last year, the border patrol folks figure around 2,000 made the hike and entered the US eventually.  For 2023?  We are pretty close to 5,000 presently, and I would guess it'll be close to 15,000 by the end of the year.  2024?  It wouldn't shock me if 30,000 did the hike.

What's going on?  Well....somehow, they figured out a path and the trail is now being regularly used.  It's about a 80-mile hike from the last point of civilization in Columbia to the next point of civilization in Panama.  On an established jungle hike?  Probably four to five days....of pretty crappy conditions.  From that Panama village to the Texas border?  About 4,200 km or 36 days of hiking.  You could lessen the days by riding buses along the way, and maybe the whole trip....from day one of landing in Columbia....could be done in two weeks (jungle hike included).

Do I think the Biden 'camp' is worried over this?  Well...I find it odd that this past week....around 1,500 active duty Army people were given orders to report to the border area.

Last night, I read through a business report which suggested near 9-million Americans are on fentanyl.  Where is most of the fentanyl made?  China.

I wouldn't be that shocked if 10-percent of this 7,000 folks (2022 and so far into 2023) are Chinese gang-members and being sent to form up new gangs within the US...dealing only in fentanyl.  It also wouldn't shock me if the Homeland Security folks already figured this out and warned the Biden crew of the impending mess being created.