In defense of Elon Musk amid attacks from the right after spending $250 million to help get Donald Trump elected

Elon Musk has been unfairly attacked from all sides for stating what anyone with a functional brain knows to be true, even when asleep: to remain competitive, you need the best minds, no matter where they come from.

The United States has always been built on this principle. Some of the most brilliant people who shaped America’s success were born elsewher…