Elon Musk visited the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday, September 28, where he held discussions with local politicians and law enforcement officials. (Image: AFP)
His visit came in as a surge in migrants travelling to northern Mexico via trains and buses. These individuals then crossed the US border into Texas, Arizona and California marking an increase in the number of people seeking asylum in the United States. (Image: AFP)
Musk went to Eagle Pass, an area where large groups of migrants have been crossing the Rio Grande near a railroad bridge for several days. These migrants were not discouraged by the razor wire barriers placed along the riverbanks by the Texas National Guard. (Image: AFP)
"So, you know, I think we want to, I think we want to do both things; smooth out legal immigration and then stop, you know, sort of a flow, a flow of people that is of such magnitude that is actually leading to a collapse of social services where even America's largest city, New York, is buckling under the pressure of just how many illegal immigrants are going to New York. If New York can’t handle it, well, pretty much no part of the country can," Musk said.
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