Hundreds of thousands of migrants try to get from South America to the United States each year. But first, they have to get past the treacherous Darien Gap, a 70-mile stretch of dense jungle. WSJ’s Juan Forero explains the booming business that has cropped up to help smuggle migrants through — or around — it.



Further Reading:

- Smuggling Migrants Toward the U.S. Is a Booming Business 

- To Avoid the Jungles of Central America, Migrants Are Taking a Treacherous Sea Route 

- Masses of Migrants Overwhelm Panama’s Darién Gap 



Further Listening:

- Texas Took On Border Security. Is It Working? 



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