Subj : Re: The Big Lie
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Mon Oct 10 2022 23:03:27

 AT>  JT>  AT> "At 10:03 AM, while I was stacking bodies on a wooden pallet, I 
 AT>  JT>  AT> group of 20 people entering illegally. I notified base but they 
 AT>  JT>  AT> there was not enough officers and to keep stacking."
 AT>  JT> What are your sources for these quotes?
 AT> Only a lousy officer wouldn't report seeing illegal immigrant gotaways.

So you made the quotes up, is it?

 AT> From the Washington Post:
 AT> "Counting got-aways is not an exact science, but CBP has spent more than
 AT> $1 billion over the past two decades on surveillance technology and
 AT> camera networks that have given the agency far greater ability to detect
 AT> illegal crossings in real time. Apprehending those individuals is
 AT> another matter."

And where did this 2,000,000^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H$600,000 number come from?

 AT> "Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz said during a podcast in February
 AT> that the agency had recorded 1,000 got-aways on a single day, describing
 AT> that as an unusual event. But since then, the figure has become a new
 AT> normal."

1000 per day for 365 days is 365000, not 600000.

Jeff.

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