Immigration & Border Security

Elon Musk Critical of Biden’s Push for Border Deal: ‘No Laws Need to Be Passed’

Elon Musk’s critical take on President Joe Biden’s push for a border deal calls for the enforcement of current laws and an executive order on asylum claims.
Elon Musk Critical of Biden’s Push for Border Deal: ‘No Laws Need to Be Passed’
X (formerly Twitter) CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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President Joe Biden’s call for a bipartisan Senate deal to tackle the border crisis drew criticism from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said the president was overlooking—or refusing to see—simple fixes that don’t require new laws to address the problem.

On Friday, President Biden posted a statement on X calling for Congress to pass legislation giving him new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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