‘We were illegal immigrants’: Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal admits in resurfaced video

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential elections, a video of Elon Musk’s brother has resurfaced on the internet sparking a debate. The viral video from 2013 has led to a controversy regarding Musk’s political stance on immigration.

The decade-old footage from an interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference reveals that the Musk brothers were once illegal immigrants in the US. During the interview, Kimbal Musk admits they illegally moved from South Africa to Canada and then to the United States.

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Resurfaced video sparks controversy

The clip shared on X shows the Musk brothers talking about the struggles they faced to acquire funding for Elon’s first company, Zip2. The company was founded in 1995 and is now defunct.

“When they did fund us, they realized we were illegal immigrants,” Kimbal said. While Elon called it a “grey area”, his brother asserted that they were in fact “illegal immigrants”, causing laughter in crowd.

The X user writes in the caption, “Elon Musk’s brother admits for a time he and Elon were illegal migrants getting money from investors and working without a work permit which is a FEDERAL crime. But MSM doesn’t EVER say a word while Musk condemns legal Haitian migrants. Deport Elon!”

Musk’s immigration stance

While the X owner was known to have a pro-immigration stance, Musk has been recently seen engaging in a political debate and endorsing Donald Trump amid presidential campaigning. He has positioned himself as calling for restrictions on immigration.

While the clip might not have been controversial at the time of the interview, it has gained reactions from netizens six weeks ahead of the elections. The resurfacing of the video has stirred discussions on social media with some accusing him of hypocrisy and many others demanding his deportation.

(With inputs from agencies)