Panamanian Immigration Law

1
Panamanian Immigration Law Policy

• Key Areas of Concentration
• The Panama Canal Period
• Many immigrants from Europe and the Caribbean
• Trouble integrating into Panamanian culture
• Legacy of the Gold and Silver Roles
• Post-Canal to 1990s
• Anti-Afro-Caribbean sentiment after construction
  of Canal
• Post WWII Open Door Policies
• Law Decree No. 16 of 1960
• Change in national image
• The Current State of the Law
• 1999 Changes to Laws
• Remaining Undercurrents of Racism
• Trends and Predictions for the Future
• Increase in desirable immigrants American and
  European Retirees
• Increase in undesirable immigrants Colombians,
  Central Americans and Chinese
• Future influences on immigration law and policy

2
Small Business Economic Growth

• Education
• Small business in Panama
• Comparison to the US model
• Government strategies
• Market Failures

3
Panama The Challenge of Due Process and the
Judiciary

• Emerging democracy
• Foundational pillars
• Current Challenges
• Political influence
• The Process Overdue
• Judicial Corruption

4
ITP Panama - Ecotourism
Brad Fiorito Centrina Jackson Borchien Lai Robert
Lynch Molly Newland (oh yeah, and Venu is in this
picture too. ?)
Panama is a land of contrasts. Patrick
Nelligan Poverty is the greatest enemy of the
environment Stanley Heckadon