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Bruce Golding

Elon Musk, Harsh Critic Of Migrants, Worked In The US Illegally: Report

South-African-born Elon Musk, who often villainizes migrants, worked in the U.S. illegally, according to a report. (Credit: AFP)

South African-born billionaire Elon Musk — recently dubbed "X's biggest promoter of anti-immigrant conspiracies" — worked illegally in the U.S. while building a startup tech company during the 1990s, according to a report.

The Washington Post said Saturday that Musk arrived in Palo Alto, California, in 1995 to pursue a graduate degree at Stanford University but never enrolled and instead began building the company that became Zip2, which sold for about $300 million in 1999.

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