Musk blasts media criticism over his concerns about illegal immigration

Elon Musk on Saturday blasted legacy news media for portraying him as anti-immigrant for opposing illegal border crossings, saying he is “very much in favor of increased and expedited legal immigration.”

The owner of X has used his social media platform in recent weeks to decry open border policies and the security dangers of letting in so many unvetted illegal aliens. Media personalities have begun criticizing his position.

On Saturday, Musk addressed the criticisms head-on.

”Because I am raising concerns about the flood of unvetted illegal immigrants overwhelming American cities, the press will often characterize me as ‘anti-immigrant,’” Musk wrote on X. “As an immigrant myself, nothing could be further from the truth.

“I am very much in favor of increased and expedited legal immigration for anyone who is talented, hard-working and honest,” he added. “It is bizarrely difficult and agonizingly slow to immigrate to the USA legally, but trivial and fast to enter illegally! This obviously makes no sense.”