Elon Musk explains why he's ringing the 'alarm bell' on illegal immigration: 'Crushing the country'

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Tech mogul Elon Musk shared why he has become an increasingly vocal critic of illegal immigration in a post on X that warned U. S. "essential services" are at risk.

On Tuesday, Musk reacted to a report from Fox News' Bill Melugin that Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., is requesting federal funds to provide more beds for a migrant shelter in San Diego. Butler said 800 to 1,000 migrants will be mass released daily if the bankrupt shelter does not gain access to additional funds.

"Dams are bursting all over the country," Musk wrote in a post that quoted Melugin. "America is only 4% of Earth’s population. If only 1% of the rest of Earth moves here, that would crush all essential services."

"I am ringing the alarm bell, because the flood of illegals is crushing the country!" the billionaire explained.

MUSK SAYS DEMS WON'T DEPORT CRIMINAL MIGRANTS ‘BECAUSE EVERY ILLEGAL IS A HIGHLY LIKELY VOTE’

Nearly 7.3 million migrants have illegally crossed the southwest border under President Biden's watch, a number greater than the individual population of 36 states, a Fox News analysis found.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) report for fiscal 2023 shows that the number of illegal immigrants on the non-detained docket has soared from 3.7 million in FY 2021 to nearly 4.8 million in FY 2022 to nearly 6.2 million in FY 2023.

Musk, who legally immigrated to the U. S. from South Africa, has ramped up his scorching criticism of Biden's border policies in recent months. He visited the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, in September, when he declared the "situation is beyond insane and growing fast."

On Monday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO reiterated his belief that Democrats have allowed illegal migrants to pour into the country so that they will vote blue at some point in the future — and that they are reluctant to deport any who commit crimes since it would be akin to losing potential voters.

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"Dems won’t deport, because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point," Musk wrote. "That simple incentive explains what seems to be insane behavior."

His comments came amid a raging online debate on immigration after Diego Ibarra, the brother of Laken Riley murder suspect Jose Antonio Ibarra, was not deported despite entering the country illegally and then going on to be arrested multiple times. He was also caught with a fake green card.

Jose Antonio Ibarra, who is charged with crimes including malice murder, murder, and kidnapping, also entered the U. S. illegally and had previously been arrested in New York City for acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation. The brothers are from Venezuela.... (Read more)






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