Panamafag here - During January 22-27, 2019 we are hosting the JMJ which is an event where we will receive more than 250k people from “around the world” to come and see the pope.(this happened in Denver 93’)

The government has already spent $25M (lajmjtecuesta.com) with the promise that this event will generate around $250M for the country, but they have failed to provide financial data to prove this and are refusing to answer simple questions about how the country is going to benefit from this event.

Our fear is that these pilgrims as they say, which I know people that are receiving up to 10 of them to stay at their house, will be criminals or refugees that will want to stay here in Panama illegally, and more so now that we signed the UN Migration Act.