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He entered legally. He had a valid student visa. The allegation is that he worked while on his student visa, which is a restriction that does not really make se
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
He entered legally. He had a valid student visa. The allegation is that he worked while on his student visa, which is a restriction that does not really make sense anyways.
Regardless, the point about stopping illegal immigration is that we want skilled workers who contribute to society to stay, and we want to know who is entering so you don’t have bad actors like cartel members or CCP spies coming in. Obviously, Elon Musk has contributed more than virtually every other American and is a good actor.
> Even if USCIS had solid evidence that Musk had broken the law, it would, experts say, not handle the matter administratively, but rather could refer it to a US attorney’s office. Prosecutors, who have broad discretion to take up or decline cases, could then proceed, or not, as they saw fit.
Most US attorneys were appointed by Biden. So if they take this case up, it will be another obvious example of authoritarian lawfare.
- slater 2y ago> Obviously, Elon Musk has contributed more than virtually every other American and is a good actor Are you taking part in a "most citations needed in one sentence" competition?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIm not a right winger, but I think Musk has done more good for America than any other citizen in living memory. His work with Tesla advanced EV adoption in the US by many years and has also made grid scale battery storage a reality. SpaceX helped the US regain our lead in space infrastructure and brought internet to millions. IF not for Musk, there would be a million more gas cars on the road, our grid would use more carbon, and we would probably still be launching our astronauts on Russian rockets.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Biden. So if they take this case up, it will be another obvious example of authoritarian lawfare Your comment is much stronger without this.
- archagon 2y agoSeriously. Authoritarian lawfare? You mean against the guy who literally tried to steal the last election?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Authoritarian lawfare? You mean against the guy who literally tried to steal the last election? Who are you responding to? OP referred to Biden as a purveyor of authoritarian lawfare. Which, given the term is flexibly defined, is both true for everyone and always falsifiable. It's a stupid statement that follows an otherwise mostly thougtful comment. (Negating the "obviously...Musk...is a good actor" bit, but I'm not here to shit on faith.)
- archagon 2y agoSorry, I was doubling down and responding to blackeyeblitzar's comment. When people refer to Biden enacting "lawfare," it's frequently a right wing talking point used to discredit Jack Smith's cases against Trump.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> When people refer to Biden enacting "lawfare," it's usually a right wing talking point used to discredit Jack Smith's cases against Trump Oh, didn't know.
- EasyMark 2y agoI don’t think that anyone who says following up on a coup attempt and constant attempts to overturn a presidential election as “law fare” is going to be open to your arguments. All one merely has to look at how many people around T went to jail for him, and somehow he managed to offload responsibility to them.
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- maximinus_thrax 2y ago> He entered legally. He had a valid student visa. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/24/kevin-mccarthy/mostly-true-visa-overstays-account-half-all-people/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/aug/24/kevin-mcca...
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoThis wasn’t an overstay. He allegedly worked while on a student visa. But he had a valid visa then and after.