Elon Musk took a hit Biden American administration, saying that American immigration policy is upside down.

His comments followed a post from the CEO of Perplexity AI, who shared his struggles with a three-year wait for a green card.

“We have an inverted system that makes it difficult for very talented people to come to America legally, but trivial for criminals to come here illegally. Why is it easier to enter illegally as a murderer than legally as a Nobel laureate? » said the CEO of SpaceX.

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Musk highlighted the challenges faced by highly skilled individuals trying to legally enter the United States and suggested that Donald Trump would “fix the problem if he won the presidential election.”

Musk’s comments were in reaction to an article on X by Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, who shared his struggles with the US residency process. “I’ve been waiting for my green card for three years and still haven’t received it. Most people have no idea about the realities of immigration,” Srinivas tweeted.

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Musk’s remarks follow an article on X by Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, who detailed his difficulties with the US residency process. “I’ve been waiting for my green card for three years and I still haven’t gotten it. Most people have no idea about the challenges of immigration,” Srinivas tweeted.

“The irony of this, and the number of times my friends and I use Perplexity for GC/Immigration related queries, makes for good stand-up material!” joked one X user.

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One user added: “It’s a shame that someone like you has to wait 3+ years to get a green card given the type of value you’ve added to America. »

One user said: “Especially coming from India the odds are stacked against you crazy, especially as a founder there are only a handful of ways that work and even as a student in the US- United States when I was at that stage, I always considered being in the United States to be a huge thing, and especially during COVID, everything was difficult. I was afraid of leaving the country. case Trump would impose a ban on students and I would be unfairly kicked out of my program – which he did and fortunately was sued by MIT, etc. Above all, the stress and emotional toll, l. uncertainty, are biting, I’m grateful to be a founder and not have an H1B visa, which is a nightmare in itself.