Elon Musk responds to Perplexity AI's Indian CEO revealing 3-year wait for green card: 'Upside down system, Trump will fix this'

Aravind Srinivas, the Indian-origin founder and CEO of Perplexity AI¡ªan AI-powered research and conversational search engine based in the US¡ªhad recently shared on X his struggle to obtain a green card over the past three years. In response to his revelations, Elon Musk weighed in, validating Srinivas' concerns and declaring that Donald Trump would be the one to resolve these issues.

Rohit Krishnan, Chief Product Officer at Bodo.ai, had recently started an impactful conversation around the immigrant experience in the U.S., sharing that the US immigration process has been the ¡°by far the longest and hardest.¡±

One thing I find about the immigrants dialogue is how few of the people making it seem to know how hard it is to actually immigrate to this country. I've been an immigrant 3x now and US was by far the longest and hardest it's been.

¡ª rohit (@krishnanrohit) October 30, 2024

Responding to Rohit, Srinivas shared his own frustrations: ¡°Yep. I have been waiting for my green card for like the last 3 years. Still haven¡¯t gotten it. People mostly have no idea when they talk about immigration.¡±

Yep. I have been waiting for my green card for like the last 3 years. Still haven¡¯t gotten it. People mostly have no idea when they talk about immigration. https://t.co/X2o34kiFjP

¡ª Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) October 30, 2024

Many were stunned by Srinivas¡¯s situation¡ªdespite his company, Perplexity AI, reaching a $3 billion valuation in June and contributing significantly to the U.S. economy, he¡¯s still caught in the lengthy green card process.

Now, Elon Musk has joined the conversation on X, calling the U.S. immigration system ¡°upside down.¡±

He remarked, ¡°We have an upside down system that makes it hard for highly talented people to come to America legally, but trivial for criminals to come here illegally.¡± He even went so far as to ask, ¡°Why is easier to get in illegally as a murderer than legally as a Nobel Laureate?¡±

We have an upside down system that makes it hard for highly talented people to come to America legally, but trivial for criminals to come here illegally.

Why is easier to get in illegally as a murderer than legally as a Nobel Laureate?@realDonaldTrump & DOGE will fix this. https://t.co/RgMGWeyX1X

¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2024

With the U.S. presidential election on November 5 around the corner, Musk, a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, couldn¡¯t resist bringing Trump into the mix, adding, ¡°Donald Trump & DOGE will fix this.¡±

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