Elon Musk Reacts To Biden Sending 1500 Troops To US-Mexico Border: 'Wow, State Of Emergency!'

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk reacted to the President Joe Biden administration's plan of sending an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern U.S.-Mexico border.

What Happened: Musk, on early Thursday, took to Twitter to reply to a tweet sharing information that team Biden is sending hundreds of troops in anticipation of an influx of migrants when the Title 42 public health authority expires next week.

"Wow, state of emergency!" said Musk. 

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This came after Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, told media that the administration is bracing for a possible influx of migrants seeking to take advantage of the lifting of COVID-era restrictions on asylum. The troops that are being deployed on the border would fill gaps in transportation, warehouse support, narcotics detection, data entry and other areas.

Why It Matters: The deployment comes less than two weeks before the scheduled court-ordered lifting of Title 42 restrictions, a public health rule which allowed U.S. authorities to rapidly expel non-Mexican migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek asylum.

The positioning of troops at the U.S.-Mexico border suggests that the White House is becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of a surge in illegal border crossings and the potential political backlash that could result.

Despite Biden’s promise to establish a more controlled immigration policy, illegal crossings have become a significant political vulnerability for his administration.

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