00:00I've never hosted a talk show before, but I will try my best. English is not my first language,
00:06so I hope you guys will help me if I get, what's the word, deported.
00:14Diego Luna took over as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live and slammed Donald Trump and his
00:19immigration policies during his opening monologue. With everything going on in this country around
00:24immigration and authoritarian policies of Donald Trump, it is no small thing that a Mexican is
00:30hosting such an important show. Luna opened up about the community he built in L.A. after first
00:36coming to the U.S. when he was 20, sharing personal stories from his time in the City of Angels over
00:41the years. The people that lifted me up were mostly people that had left their countries to find a new
00:46life, or the sons and daughters of immigrants that had come here in order to work and build a healthy,
00:53enjoyable and dignified life away from their place of origin. The Mexican-American actor continued
00:58a movement of that scale that's not natural, not unless something is very, very wrong in the place
01:04you are coming from. Nobody leaves their land if it's not because their survival depends on it.
01:09Nobody leaves their past behind just for fun. But you know what? All the people that I met shared an
01:14unspoken gratitude to this country, a country that opened its doors to them. I have never been able to
01:20fully understand how it is that someone like Donald Trump is able to acquire this level of power.
01:25I always struggle to understand how his hate speech can take root in a country whose nature
01:31has always been a welcoming one. Luna emphasized that too many people live in fear and are feeling
01:36persecuted right now amid the president's immigration policies. Since Trump returned to the White House
01:41earlier this year, his administration has prioritized cracking down on alleged immigration
01:46violations, increasing ICE raids across the country, including in L.A., which has led to nationwide
01:52protests. There are a lot of lies flying around about immigrants, but I'm sure you have more than
01:58one story that can attest to the contrary. Talk about it. Share it. That helps. Today, they need to know
02:06that they're not alone. To hear Diego Luna's monologue in full, head to THR.com. And for the latest
02:12entertainment news and updates, keep watching the Hollywood Reporter News.
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