No country can take every immigrant

Regarding the letter “Space X shows immigrants help” (Readers Write, Feb. 12), the writer cites Elon Musk’s entrepreneurial and inspirational story to seemingly support a “no limits” immigration policy for the U.S. However, no sovereign country, even a country as wealthy as the U.S., can sustain unbridled open borders and unlimited immigration.

By most accounts, Elon Musk entered the U.S. in 1992 at the age of 21 on an educational visa, and remained in the U.S. under various educational and work visa programs, until he earned his U.S. citizenship in 2002. The complex issues of DACA and “Dreamers” notwithstanding, Musk’s immigration and ultimate U.S. citizenship is the American Dream story all citizens can admire and celebrate, but certainly not to the extent of advocating and supporting unlimited immigration.

MIKE MEIRING, BUFORD