The Washington Put up reported Saturday that South African-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk labored illegally in the US for a short interval within the Nineteen Nineties whereas constructing a startup.
The media outlet reported that Musk got here to Palo Alto, California, in 1995 to attend Stanford College, however by no means enrolled in its graduate examine program there. As a substitute, he developed the software program firm Zip2, which was offered in 1999 for round $300 million, in response to the outlet.
Two immigration legislation consultants cited by the Put up stated Musk would have wanted to be enrolled in a full course of examine to take care of legitimate work authorization as a scholar.
Musk didn’t reply to requests for remark despatched to 4 of his corporations (SpaceX, Tesla, social media firm X and The Boring Firm), nor did Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro.
Musk, in a 2020 podcast cited by the Put up, stated: “I used to be there legally, however I used to be purported to do scholar work. I used to be allowed to do assist work for no matter.”
The Washington Put up cited two former colleagues of Musk who recalled that Musk obtained his work authorization in the US round 1997.
Musk endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump within the November 5 US election.
For years, Trump has portrayed migrants as invaders and criminals, and through his presidency from 2017 to 2021 he took strict measures to curb authorized and unlawful migration. He guarantees the biggest deportation effort in US historical past if he’s re-elected.