WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Submit reported on Saturday that South African-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk labored illegally in the US throughout a quick interval within the Nineties whereas constructing a startup firm.
The information outlet reported that Musk arrived in Palo Alto, California, in 1995 to attend Stanford College however by no means enrolled in his graduate research program there. As a substitute, he developed software program firm Zip2, which bought in 1999 for round $300 million, based on the outlet.
Two immigration legislation consultants quoted by the Submit mentioned Musk would have wanted to be enrolled in a full course of examine with a purpose to keep a legitimate work authorization as a pupil.
Musk didn’t reply to requests for remark despatched to 4 of his corporations – SpaceX, Tesla (NASDAQ:), the social media firm X and The Boring Firm – nor did Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro.
Musk in a 2020 podcast cited by the Submit mentioned: “I used to be legally there, however I used to be meant to be doing pupil work. I used to be allowed to do work form of supporting no matter.”
The Washington Submit cited two former Musk colleagues who recalled Musk receiving his U.S. work authorization in or round 1997.
Musk has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump within the Nov. 5 U.S. election.
Trump has for years portrayed migrants as invaders and criminals, and through his 2017-2021 presidency took stringent steps to curb authorized and unlawful migration. He’s promising the most important deportation effort in U.S. historical past if he’s reelected.
