Elon Musk "star" of Atreju, the Fratelli d'Italia convention organized in Rome.

The South African-born tycoon, founder of Tesla and Space And from the stage, also in front of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sitting in the front row, the millionaire touched on numerous topics.

IMMIGRATION – First of all immigration: «I am in favor of legal immigration which must be increased, but illegal immigration must be stopped», said Musk, adding: «You must welcome those who arrive, are honest, want to become part of the culture and work hard. But at the same time we need an approval process for those who enter", because "if there is no filter, how do you know who is coming? I'm not saying all illegal immigrants are criminals, most are upright. But you need to have a precise filter."

DECLINING BIRTHS – Musk also spoke about the birth rate decline, a problem that afflicts numerous countries, including Italy. “Italy is a good place to invest, but you Italians need to have more children,” Musk said. Italy – continued the billionaire – «is an incredible country and the Italians are extraordinary» but «it has a low birth rate. And if a company has to invest, it asks itself: will there be enough people who will work?".

«I love Italy – concluded Musk – but I am worried about demographic trends and the consequent decline in the workforce which I think will happen very soon».

CLIMATE – Regarding the climate crisis, «I am an environmentalist», said Musk, «but we should not demonize oil and gas in the medium term». According to the billionaire «we are exaggerating, in the short term, on climate change» and environmentalists risk "making us lose faith in the future, when instead we must continue to have hope".

(Unioneonline/lf)