Tesla CEO Elon Musk stirred a row when he appeared to endorse a debatable remark made by right-wing political commentator Matt Walsh regarding immigration. Walsh, who hosts The Matt Walsh Show podcast, said that importing people from third world countries can bring chaos with them, saying, “Somalis is totally dysfunctional and corrupt because scam, piracy is part of the lifestyle. Part of the culture, bring it over here and it’s the same stuff.” He also added, “At the end of the day your country is the reflection of your people. Every country is.”
The billionaire reacted on X to Walsh’s statement: “This is the hard truth.”
The comments were not appreciated by social media users who vented out on
- Watching men whose entire lives were built on colonial looting and apartheid rule lecture Africans about “corruption” and “culture”.
- So crusades, enslavement and pillages by Britain, Belgium, Spain and Holland and now over 700 military bases of the US around the world fighting forever wars and exploiting lands for oil and resources did not ruin these countries into third world countries? And caused migration?
- How hard is this truth when everyone is saying it? The harder truth is that we have been bombing Somalia for 35 straight years to the achievement of not a single positive strategic outcome for the US, then the Somalis left and came here to mooch off us.
- Who kept these countries third world by looting lots of resources out of greed? Why is this truth conveniently being ignored?
- Third world countries are often the way they are because of corrupt leaders who break laws and abuse their positions for the gain of their family and friends
The turning point
US technology and defense sectors rely heavily on skilled immigrants. Engineers, programmers, and researchers from India, China, and other nations fill majority of roles in Silicon Valley, aerospace, and cybersecurity. Defense contractors and federal labs recruit numerous foreign-born talent for specialized work in AI, robotics, and satellite technology. H-1B and other skilled visa programs have allowed the US to access this expertise. Even the MAGA chief himself, Donald Trump said earlier this week that the US is in dire need of foreign talent. Ironic as it may sound, Musk himself is of South African descent.
