It's hard to overstate the impact that Elon Musk can have on our cultural conversation about a topic. He holds no political office and isn't of noble birth, but as the current richest man on Earth and owner of one of the most widely used social networking sites his thoughts and words have far-reaching impacts on areas of policy and culture. So when Musk gives his thoughts on the border wall and US asylum policy, we'd better listen.
We actually do need a wall and we need to require people to have some shred of evidence to claim asylum to enter, as everyone is doing that. It’s a hack that you can literally Google to know exactly what to say!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 27, 2023
Will find out more when I visit Eagle Pass maybe as soon as…
Says Musk:
We actually do need a wall and we need to require people to have some shred of evidence to claim asylum to enter, as everyone is doing that. It’s a hack that you can literally Google to know exactly what to say! Will find out more when I visit Eagle Pass maybe as soon as tomorrow.
This comes only a day after Musk confirmed that he intends to take a trip to the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass to see what's been going on there himself, apparently at the invitation of Texas Representative Tony Gonzalez (R, TX-23).
I spoke with Rep Tony Gonzales tonight – he confirmed that it is a serious issue.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 26, 2023
They are being overwhelmed by unprecedented numbers – just hit an all-time high and still growing!
Am going to visit Eagle Pass later this week to see what’s going on for myself.
Like we said, when Musk gets involved on an issue things have a tendency to start happening very quickly. Should we expect him to personally finance a border wall? Of course not. But with Musk going to check things out for himself it seems certain that despite the medias habitual impulse to ignore the border, they will be forced to cover it. And given Musk's clear interest in boosting live video on Twitter, we wouldn't be surprised if he shows some videos of what's going on down there of his own.
Thanks let us know. Republicans and Democrats in the past both said we needed a secure border. Just like countless other countries around the world require.
— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News 🙌 (@unhealthytruth) September 27, 2023
This could be Elon’s most based day on 𝕏 to date.
— Steven Steele (@MrStevenSteele) September 27, 2023
Looking forward to your thoughts after your border visit.
— Robin Valencia (@rvalen81) September 27, 2023
Aren't we all.
will AOC be at the eagle pass?
— Hotep Davei 𝕏 (@Davei_Boi) September 27, 2023
Real chance for a Romeo & Juliet moment there.
Given Musk's penchant for drawing media attention we're likely about to see a whole lot more news about what exactly happening down on the border than we've seen in quite a while from mainstream media outlets. Stay tuned.
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