Elon Musk: “There are massive transfer payments going to illegal…”

“I mean, I guess it's just like you really want the least amount done by government possible. The least amount. I guess maybe like the biggest thing is that. I guess the biggest single thing is that There are massive transfer payments going to illegal immigrants. Like, massive. Essentially we're paying people to come here from somewhere else. In vast numbers, including flying them in. So it's not like you need a border wall.” (05:42–05:49)

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