Subj : Re: Crossings vs. encount
To   : JEFF THIELE
From : Mike Powell
Date : Wed Oct 12 2022 16:29:00

>  MP> OK, so if they encountered illegal Jeff and illegal Mike and lllegal
>  MP> Aaron together at the same time, that is one encounter with a group of
>  MP> three people? That does make sense.

> My understanding is that that would be three encounters. And if they met us
> again the next day that would be another three encounters. So, six encounters
> in two days. But if someone were to look at that and misinterpret encounters
> as people, they might think that six encounters over three days means that
> six different people tried to enter the country, which is not true.

If the same migrant enters more than once, I am not sure the distinction
should matter that much.  Either way, it is multiple encounters with a
person, and each encounter costs something.


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