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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Edward Helmore

Elon Musk worked in US illegally in 1995 after quitting school – report

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Elon Musk in Beverly Hills, California, on 6 May 2024. Photograph: David Swanson/Reuters

Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in the US after abandoning a graduate studies program in California, according to a Washington Post report that contrasted the episode with the South African multibillionaire’s anti-immigration views.

The boss of Tesla and SpaceX, who has in recent weeks supported Donald Trump’s campaign for a second presidency while promoting the Republican White House nominee’s opposition to “open borders” on his X social media site, has previously maintained that his transition from student to entrepreneur was a “legal grey area”.

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