The community faced various challenges, including a 1903 law declaring them as "undesirable citizens", a 1913 head tax, a 1928 law requiring them to submit special petitions in order to become Panamanian citizens, and the revocation of their citizenship under the 1941 constitution promulgated by Arnulfo Arias.
这个群体遭遇了各种各样的挑战，包括一部1903年的法律宣称他们为“讨厌的公民”，1913年的人头税，1928年的法律要求他们递交特别请愿书才能成为巴拿马公民，还有他们的国民身份在1941年阿尔努尔福·阿里亚斯公布的宪法中被废止。