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Diego Luna took over as guest host for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and slammed Trump and his immigration policies during his opening monologue. Luna opened up about the community he built in L.A. after first coming to the U.S. when he was 20, sharing personal stories from his time in the City of Angels over the years.

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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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