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Chris Murphy: “So let me give you an example. If you have recidivism rates in a particular sector, like Rio Grande, that are 45 to 48…”

On the recordMay 3, 2022
So let me give you an example. If you have recidivism rates in a particular sector, like Rio Grande, that are 45 to 48 percent, that means that in that sector, if you had 8,000 encounters on a particular week, roughly 3,800, almost half of those encounters, are going to be repeat crossers.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy illustrates the impact of recidivism rates on border encounters.

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