Subj : Re: Crossings vs. encount
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Oct 13 2022 16:28:30

On 13 Oct 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MP> If the same migrant enters more than once, I am not sure the distin
 MP> >  MP> should matter that much.  Either way, it is multiple encounters wit
 MP> >  MP> person, and each encounter costs something.
 MP> > It matters because if the encounter the same person 365 times a year, th
 MP> > not 365 different people trying to enter the country.
 MP> It is 365 entries, which means something is wrong.  Only counting people
 MP> once who enter multiple times is a way to make the problem sound like it
 MP> is not as bad as it really is.

Or, alternatively, counting the same person multiple times is a way to make
the problem is worse than it really is. Are there 365 people storming the
border, or is it just that one guy again?

Jeff.

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