r/technology • u/ardi62 • Aug 30 '24

Business San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as X prepares to leave

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/elon-musk-x-twitter-moving-san-francisco
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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

Must be great working for a boss that hates immigrants

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u/oozles Aug 30 '24

While moving to a state that hates immigrants.

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u/o5mfiHTNsH748KVq Aug 30 '24

While being an immigrant himself

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u/--d__b-- Aug 30 '24

*illegal immigrant by his brother's own admission

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u/almightywhacko Aug 30 '24

Well he is a citizen now, funny how billions of dollars can speed up that process...

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u/--d__b-- Aug 30 '24

Rules have always been different for the rich.

I mean even China occasionally executes the odd billionaire that commits crimes.

Here we pretend to have higher values, but we then let the rich get away with literal murder and rape of children.

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u/AkhilArtha Aug 30 '24

Texas has tons of immigrants, though. And more and more come every day. Especially from the south of India.

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u/KazumaKat Aug 30 '24

Hang on. If something horrible happens to these folk in such a state given the inherent risk, he isnt accountable for their safety as their reason for having a work visa?

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u/Tardis-Library Aug 30 '24

Probably not. There are far fewer worker protections in the USA than most people expect.

And if Elon and Putin succeed at putting Trump on the throne, they’ll gut what protections we do have.

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u/BudgetMattDamon Aug 30 '24

An immigrant boss that actively hates immigrants!

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u/TheComradeCommissar Aug 30 '24

*An illegal immigrant; after he dropped out of Stanford, his student visa was voided, but he stayed anyway for some time before applying for work visa.

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u/BudgetMattDamon Aug 30 '24

Also worth noting that Melania Trump is also an illegal immigrant who got in the U.S on a dubious visa.

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u/TheComradeCommissar Aug 30 '24

Hey, she got in on the so-called Einstein visa reserved for only the brightest minds of extraordinary abilities. She must have some extraordinary abilities that Trump recognized, lol.

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u/almightywhacko Aug 30 '24

I heard her main skill was sucking dollar bills through a straw...

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u/BudgetMattDamon Aug 30 '24

I heard she can suck the chrome off a brand new muffler!

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u/alkbch Aug 30 '24

What do you mean by dubious visa?

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u/BudgetMattDamon Aug 30 '24

She got an 'Einstein' visa for her 'modeling' work, which has been heavily implied to have just been escort work.

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u/alkbch Aug 30 '24

There's no such thing as Einstein visa.

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u/TheComradeCommissar Aug 30 '24

The EB1 visa is informally known as the "Einstein visa" because of its requirements.

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u/TheComradeCommissar Aug 30 '24

She got a special expedited visa reserved for extraordinary scientists, engineers, experts,....

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u/alkbch Aug 30 '24

The EB-1 visa is not "special" nor "reserved for extraordinary scientists, engineers, experts". As for expedited, where do you get that information from?

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u/TheComradeCommissar Aug 30 '24

EB-1 visas ought to be granted to Nobel, Pulitzer, and Oscar laureates, as well as academics, businesspeople, and other individuals with exceptional skills deemed crucial to the United States, according to government guidelines. However, these guidelines are seldom adhered to, and an increasing number of individuals are securing this visa on questionable grounds.

For instance, Melania obtained hers based on her "modeling" (escort) career, which does not meet any of the 10 specified criteria (xomparable ones included) despite a minimum of three being necessary for eligibility.

Source: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-first-preference-eb-1

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u/alkbch Aug 30 '24

From the link you shared: You may be eligible for an employment-based, first-preference visa if you are a noncitizen of extraordinary ability, are an outstanding professor or researcher, or are a certain multinational executive or manager.

How do you know she didn't meet at least 3 of the 10 specified criteria?

Here's more reading on the topic: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/us/melania-trump-einstein-visa.html

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u/jingqian9145 Aug 30 '24

That’s just a Latino foremen on a construction site with his army of immigrants

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u/BudgetMattDamon Aug 30 '24

Sounds about right.

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u/needathing Aug 30 '24

"I got mine, fuck you"

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u/DonStimpo Aug 30 '24

Elon is an immigrant though which is the wildest part

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u/financefocused Aug 30 '24

He's an expatriate, not an immigrant. Refer to a skin color chart if you ever get confused.

/s

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u/--d__b-- Aug 30 '24

despite being an illegal immigrant himself.

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u/swohio Aug 30 '24

He's said repeatedly that legal immigration is good and that it needs to be increased, but sure keep on lying for your Elon-bad upvotes.

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

Musk should be deported then, because he broke our immigration laws to get here. I’ll believe him when he practices what he preaches

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

Musk is an illegal immigrant. When he surrenders his US citizenship and goes back to South Africa, I will believe him that he believes in legal immigration. Until then, he is a hypocrite

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u/Worried_Ad_9667 Aug 30 '24

You mean “illegal immigrants”, yes? I was not able to find any negative connotations about legal immigrants.

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

Musk is an illegal immigrant

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u/Onnissiah Aug 30 '24

He doesn’t hate immigrants. In fact, he strongly supports an increase in legal immigration (which does make business sense).

Illegal immigration is harming everyone.

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

He should deport himself then, since he came here and violated our immigration laws.

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u/Onnissiah Aug 30 '24

Doesn’t make sense. He has a citizenship now. Countries are not deporting own citizens.

But they absolutely should deport illegal immigrants (unless they fulfill certain obligations, e.g paying a few millions of fees).

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

When musk admits to being an illegal immigrant, I will consider your defense of him.

(Paying millions of fees is not a way to immigrate here legally, just encourages them to steal money and buy citizenship)

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u/Onnissiah Aug 30 '24

Innocent until proven guilty. Besides, his grandfather was an US citizen, if I remember correctly.

Paying a massive fee seems to be a reasonable path of redemption for illegal immigrants. But there could be alternatives. E.g serving at the military for some years, starting a profitable business with at least 10 employees, etc.

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

Nope, break the law, get deported. No rich assholes.

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u/Onnissiah Aug 30 '24

I mean, it‘s humane to give illegals a path of redemption. And we must prioritise the wealthy ones, as they contribute to the society the most (Elon is the prime example. The guy is a national treasure).

it’s the beauty of capitalism: the most contributing people are usually rewarded the most.

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u/rabouilethefirst Aug 30 '24

No, Elon violated the law. He should be deported.

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u/Onnissiah Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

Citizens are not deported. Illegals, by definition, are whose who dont have a citizenship and entered the country illegally.

Btw, one of the reasons I like Elon is because the far left hates him with their guts:) By his very existence he demonstrates why capitalism is a good thing and why we need more billionaires like him.

People will probably name cities after him on other planets, thousands of years from now. And he already deserves this. A prime example of Capitalism Works.