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@schooley.bsky.social

Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.

washingtonpost.comElon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegallyInvestors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.

Thomas Edwards

@mpeg2tom.bsky.social

“Immigration experts noted that "upon not enrolling, Musk would have had to leave the country" according to legal requirements.” www.tryalma.com/learn/elon-m...

tryalma.comElon Musk's U.S. Immigration Story: Visas & Compliance | AlmaAlma covers Elon Musk's immigration path in 2026 context: the visas he used, green card timeline, and what his case reveals about status and compliance for founders.

12/10/26, 4:30 pm0 reposts3 likes

Nafnlaus 🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦

@nafnlaus.bsky.social

Yeah, but his status was normalized in '97. bsky.app/profile/nafn...

Nafnlaus 🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦@nafnlaus.bsky.social

So, no, unfortunately. His paperwork for a student visa was, as far as is known, fully correct. He simply overstayed it by not attending grad school after college. He did not file false documents (again, as far as is known) Musk's immigration status was normalized in 1997 with legal support...

Thomas Edwards

@mpeg2tom.bsky.social

Forms for U.S. Green Card (I-485) & Citizenship (N-400) explicitly ask under oath if you have ever worked in the U.S. without authorization. If you answer "No" to conceal unauthorized J-1 work, you have committed material misrepresentation and could be denaturalized.

Nafnlaus 🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦

@nafnlaus.bsky.social

The answer is "yes", and his status was regularized under 245(i). Fedorenko v. United States (1981): citizenship is only "illegally procured" if the underlying Green Card was granted contrary to statutory law. 245(i) legally grants a green card. Also, unauthorized work isn't a citizenship bar...

Nafnlaus 🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦

@nafnlaus.bsky.social

... anyway. Entirely absent from INA 212(a). It's grounds for *deportation* while there is no status to prevent deportation, but is not a citizenship bar. The GMC rules don't apply either. 245(i) legalizes your status. Sorry.