The South African tycoon Elon Muskone of the richest men in the world and ally of the Republican presidential candidate donald trump, worked illegally in USA during the beginning of his business career, according to testimonies, court files and documents collected in an investigation by the Washington Post.
According to the conclusions of the American media’s investigation, Musk did not have the right to work while working at the company that would eventually become Zip2 and that would sell for 300 million dollars in 1999.
According to legal experts consulted by the newspaper, Musk broke the law in 1995, when he arrived in Palo Alto (California) to complete a graduate program at Stanford University, but he never enrolled in courses, but instead worked at his new company. . Your absence from school left Musk without legal basis to remain in the United States, according to this opinion.
By not registering, Musk I would have had to leave the countryaccording to legal experts and immigration laws of the time. The newspaper clarifies that although staying longer than allowed by the student visa is a common phenomenon and on many occasions the authorities have let the issue pass, the prolongation of the stay under these conditions continues to be a crime. Neither Musk nor his lawyer have answered the newspaper’s calls to give their version of events.
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