Over the last four-and-a-half years, the footprint of Elon Musk’s Texas business empire has undergone rapid expansion. It now includes SpaceX facilities and a sprawling Tesla gigafactory outside the state capital. 

New Bloomberg reporting shows that undocumented workers helped to build some facilities — even as Musk ratcheted up his anti-immigration rhetoric and advocated for a border crackdown.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Julia Love investigated how undocumented workers ended up at these sites — and the conditions they encountered — and joined host Sarah Holder to share what she found. 

Read more: The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory

Over the last four-and-a-half years, the footprint of Elon Musk&rsquo;s Texas business empire has undergone rapid expansion. It now includes SpaceX facilities and a sprawling Tesla gigafactory outside the state capital. New Bloomberg reporting shows that undocumented workers helped to build some facilities &mdash; even as Musk ratcheted up his anti-immigration rhetoric and advocated for a border crackdown. On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Julia Love investigated how undocumented workers ended up at these sites &mdash; and the conditions they encountered &mdash; and joined host Sarah Holder to share what she found.&nbsp;
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-14/elon-musk-s-tesla-spacex-relied-on-undocumented-immigrant-workers?srnd=undefined">The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk&rsquo;s Texas Gigafactory</a>

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Undocumented Workers Helped Build Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory

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