Elon Musk is saying that the United States has only about 4% of the world’s population, but he believes illegal immigrants are taking a lot of money from the government. He claims this amount is more than what most Americans earn and even more than what people in most of the world make.
He warns that if the government stops enforcing laws against illegal immigration, too many people would come, government services would be overwhelmed, the country would run out of money, and America could collapse as a nation.
However, many experts say this is an exaggeration.
Illegal immigrants do not get most government benefits, and many of them actually pay taxes. There is no strong evidence that stopping immigration enforcement would make the U.S. go bankrupt or stop existing.
