'We can now understand just how bad it is': 70 miles in the Darien Gap

Just imagine that people from 'lunatic asylums' and 'drug addicts' are fit enough to tackle this,

Scotland nearly went bust as a nation after sending a disastrous expedition to the Darien Gap.

To think that you can deter people who are ready to go through the Darien gap is just nonsense. That level of grit in itself should be considered a winning resume. Just imagine what these people would do for the US economy if only given a chance.

I look forward to reading this article...thank you for the nuance and complexity during this interview.

Ali Velshi has really stepped up and brought content to MSNBC that really makes it stand out from other U.S. "news" outlets in a positive way! Interesting and important reporting!

This guy could read the bible and I would listen...

For anyone to risk traveling through the Darien Gap, they must really be desperate to escape horrors in their home country.

People left lifelong careers in South America, just to leave it all behind and come to America to become HOMELESS.

Some times it best to stay home and deal with it

thanks Ali. stay human, everybody ✌🏾

Its such a shame they have not mentioned Panamas efforts to close the routes through the Darien gap..It an ongoing effort but that would not be sensational reporting to tell of positive work in Panama to stop the problem..

"we *marched *farther down"

Thank you for sharing. 😔

The big story here is the utter failure of many Latin America countries to build viable societies that can offer a decent life to their inhabitants. Of course, there will be excuses about how the rich countries have exploited them etc etc....but mass migration from South America, Africa and some parts of Asia is one of THE big problems we have in the world today, along with climate change, war and the like ..... Some honesty is needed ......

The Darien Gap is still a really tough place.

The YouTuber 'Bald & Bankrupt' tackled this. Incredibly revealing.

This is a very serious and eye opening video with many disturbing facts. I think it is high time to deal with the drug cartels and criminal elements south of the border that are creating this refuge crisis in the first place. People would be less likely to flee their countries in dire desperation if their countries were stable and prosperous. It is time for an Americas Plan. A comprehensive development plan for the Entire South American Continent that would uproot the narco-trafficking economy and replace it with one that can sustain and prosper its people. If South America does well so does the North. There won't be any refugees seeking asylum because the reasons for doing so would no longer exist.

This is just a snapshot of what it takes to survive this, risk everything, journey in search of a better life. Working in a packing plant, field, or any other job most Westerners consider horrible, is paradise compared to what they endure.

Thank you for committing journalism.

Build more bridges, and boost the trade and ecomonies of the Americas would help more.