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TIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrant (gizmodo.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/itsme@lemm.ee
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21268863

The reason this is relevant is because he has spent the better part of a year complaining about “illegal immigrants” who are “invading” the country. But an old video from 2013 resurfaced on Saturday that appears to show the billionaire admitting he was at one point building his small business in the country illegally, describing it as a “gray area.”

*Edit: typo

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[–] 22 points 2 years ago*

was is

FTFY

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah but it only counts if you aren't white, obvs

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Musk is African-American, so he's an edge case.

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    • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If he were deported I’d laugh my ass off

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    • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    IS

    ELON MUSK IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    He thinks himself "one of the good ones". The dissonance is right up there with "the only moral abortion is my abortion".

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    [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "That's so eccentric"

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    • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I’m sure he has an E2 Visa, or probably an EB-5

    The rules for immigration are different if you run a business

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    [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    I have seen romanians complain about romanian tourists visiting other countries so thats not too weirf

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