Musk says he is "extremely pro-immigrant" during his visit to the US southern border

The tycoon Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and owner of Tesla and the social network to all those who are “hard-working and honest.”

Musk, who lives in the United States but was born in South Africa, said these words during a live video on ).

Even so, the businessman was against allowing entry to people who “break the law”. He also criticized the situation in New York, where the arrival in recent months of record numbers of people has put local authorities on the ropes.

“If New York can't take it on, no part of the country can,” Musk said.

The businessman arrived at the border under the premise of offering an “unfiltered” vision of reality in the area, although at no time did he try to speak with the dozens of migrants who were waiting to be processed by the authorities.

The one who did take advantage of the magnate's microphone was the Republican representative, Gonzales, who blamed the White House for not taking stronger measures to reduce the number of illegal border crossings.

Last Friday, the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported nearly 233,000 arrests of irregular migrants along the border with Mexico during the month of August, an increase of 27% compared to July and the highest number of monthly meetings so far this year.