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TIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrant

gizmodo.com Watch Elon Musk Talk About Being an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ in Video From 2013

Musk called his immigration status a 'gray area' while discussing the 1990s.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/47373766

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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