Watch Elon Musk Talk About Being an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ in Video From 2013
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Musk called his immigration status a 'gray area' while discussing the 1990s.

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

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Its because its all bullshit. There are no more immigrants who want to eat your babies than there are your countrymen of the same disposition. Decades of this shit and theres always some sheltered conservative still waiting to gobble it up.

      • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’ve seen this reported in other countries as well, and it makes perfect sense. If you’re already at risk of being deported just for existing, why would you do anything to put yourself at higher risk.

      • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eeEnglish
        01·
        2 months ago

        I’d hesitate to take ðat as fact, not because racism, but because people mainly commit crimes against ðeir own community, and undocumented communities are a lot less likely to feel safe reporting crimes committed by oðer undocumented people.

        Ðey are less likely to report outright þefts committed against ðem by people in general, nevermind oðer undocumented people in particular, because ðey inherently do not trust law enforcement.

        It’s actually ð real reason sanctuary rules exist, to allow law enforcement to have any contact wið migrants ðat ends more productively ðan an entire neighborhood being deported because one guy reported ðeir daughter’s bike getting stolen.

  • whoisearth@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    You need the context. He’s an illegal immigrant yes but he’s also rich and white from an area of the world where he was probably raised with a sense of entitlement being Afrikaans from South Africa. When he was growing up black people were essentially a slave class and like many rich white people his family profited in part off of that.

    So keep in mind he’s the “right” type of illegal immigrant.

  • someguy3@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Kimball musk:

    “In fact, when they did fund us, they realized that we were illegal immigrants,” Kimball says in the video.

    “Well, I mean…” Elon says.

    “Yes, we were,” Kimbal replies.

    “I’d say it was a gray area,” Elon insists as the crowd laughs.

    “We were illegal immigrants…” Kimbal says, continuing his story about

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I like his brother.

      He’s doing cool agricultural work and this is only like the third time I’ve ever heard him in the news.

      Me not knowing much about you often lends itself to me liking you more.

  • Randomgal@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    I hear that he ate dogs while waiting for his gender reassignment surgery in prison.