Overview
- Posting on X, Musk warned that “importing voters” could produce a single-party supermajority and declared the U.S. was on “the precipice of disaster, an end to America.”
- In a Katie Miller Podcast interview, he said immigrant influence could turn the country into a “communist hell,” citing Rep. Ilhan Omar and New York politician Zohran Mamdani.
- Reporting pointed to data contradicting his examples, noting about 100,000 Somali immigrants in Minnesota—roughly 1.7% of the state—and that New York City’s foreign-born share was higher in 1890 than it is today.
- Critics emphasized Musk’s own South African immigrant background and Washington Post reporting that he entered the U.S. on a student visa without enrolling, labeling his remarks hypocritical.
- Coverage also recalled his 2024 praise for skilled legal immigration and H‑1B contributions, as well as more than $275 million he spent backing Trump, to frame the political context.