
An open letter to Elon Musk and my copywriter portfolio walk into a bar
Attention Boundless Immigration Nation!
I am anxious to throw my hat in the ring for your B2B Content Writer position. Last year, I applied for a different position and built this website to help me get noticed. Around that time, you had posted some immigration facts in response to some less-than-truthful claims that Elon Musk had made about immigration. So I included an open letter I wrote him on your behalf in the portfolio. You can find it at the bottom of the page.
Like I said, I’m really excited about the possibility of working for you. My application is in your inbox.
Cheers,
Cliff McCloe

A selection of work
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Splunk Web Rebrand
When Splunk sought to revamp its talent brand, I led the content strategy, copywriting, and UX/UI efforts to align with its culture of belonging. We overhauled the career site, refocused our content marketing efforts, and refreshed every candidate communication. -
Legal Foundation of Washington Fundraising Video
The Legal Foundation of Washington seeks to ensure access to civil legal aid for all people in Washington and to improve equity in the civil justice system. To help them achieve their vision of a society where poverty and race are not impediments, my team and I created a fundraising video for their Endowment for Equal Justice campaign.
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World Vision Digital Fundraising Campaign
To help drive sponsorships, they asked us to develop two campaigns: one targeting middle-aged women in general and the other targeting the Hispanic segment of that audience. We created videos, banner ads, and a landing page to help bring that message home in a way that would resonate with each unique audience.

More samples
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B2B digital collateral
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eBook & Infographic
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Omnichannel campaign
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Email
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Video
The letter I wrote to Elon on behalf of Boundless Immigration
I am a big believer in writing for a specific audience. Knowing that Elon is one of the world’s richest people, I wrote a missive under the assumption that his vocabulary is as fancy as his stock portfolio. And, being the self-serving opportunist that I am, I’ve paired the letter with this portfolio for your perusal.
An Open Letter to Elon Musk in Reference to an Identified Delinquency in the Certitude of Your Claims
Firstly, we would be remiss if we did not congratulate you on how cleverly you’ve insinuated yourself into some of the world’s latest and greatest innovations. It’s understandable how your unmatched successes in purchasing other people’s technology might elicit great confidence in your abilities in arenas with which you may not be as familiar. Of course, regarding oneself as a myth in one’s own mind is the prerogative of any person whose path is their own.
But when the myths in one’s mind begin to escape one’s lips and find their way onto the popular social media application of which one might be the purveyor, it might be wise to take the time to educate oneself so that one might better illuminate one’s faithful readers. If you were to find yourself disposed to take the counsel of America’s premier family immigration company, we at Boundless Immigration would be more than honored to instruct.
A Rebuttal of The Particular Canard Regarding the Suffrage of Non-citizens
You posted how surprised you were that “illegals”—an unfortunate word and one we would never choose—are not prevented from voting in federal elections. You may then find yourself even more surprised to hear reporting that the statement in question is false. When you’re not busy delivering master classes in advertiser relations, we would direct you to peruse The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which outlaws non-citizen voting in federal elections.
Regarding the Purported Evils of the Convention of Automatic Voter Registration
You’ve also spun some spine-chilling tales of the evils of automatic voter registration wherein you claim it doesn’t allow for citizenship verification. You’ve woven a story of a nefarious cabal of “ballot harvesters” who snatch illegal ballots and mail them in under the cover of night—all secretly in service of tipping the scales towards a particular political party.
Let us be the first to correct your assuredly unintentional error. First of all, every state takes clear steps to ensure that all registered voters are citizens of the United States. Second, non-citizen voting is demonstrably rare. Think on it: if you journeyed thousands of dusty miles for a better life, would you risk imprisonment and deportation just to cast a vote? Recent research, which you are seemingly unfamiliar with, has determined that it takes considerably more fortitude to peregrinate thousands of miles by foot than it does to traverse the same distance by the cosmic conveyances of which you are verifiably acquainted. (Source)
With Respect to the Denigration Leveled Against Seemingly Stalwart Legislative Proposals
You’ve delivered more than a few choice words about a border security bill that, as happenstance would have it, was penned by one of the most conservative voices in the Senate. You claim the bill enabled “illegals”—there’s that lamentable word choice again—to vote. But you may be surprised to learn that the bill does not actually provide a citizenship path for undocumented citizens. As gentle-hearted cohorts on the terrestrial plains we all share, we are reticent to cast stones. But your words have forced us to acknowledge that your sources for such claims are, dare we say, undocumented.
A Plea to Pursue a Course of Introspection
While you are indubitably America’s most famous immigrant (with a well-documented level of self-awareness, to boot), there’s no reason you have to be America’s most famous immigrant myth spreader (well, second most famous, but who’s keeping score?) Fear not! There’s no shame in learning from your mistakes. As our most recent former president has taught us, the first step towards redemption is to seek admittance of your error.
To avoid further embarrassment, may we suggest arming yourself with verified immigration education information before you post on the subject again? If we may be so bold, we’d wager that you’d be better served to garner new knowledge from a trusted source—perhaps an organization that has helped tens of thousands of people confidently, rapidly, and affordably navigate the American immigration system.
Awaiting your response with all the humbleness and eagerness you deserve,
The Boundless Immigration Team