Diego Luna slams Trump's immigration policies while guest hosting for Kimmel
Andor star Diego Luna is guest hosting for Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, and his first show started with one hell of a speech.
During the powerful 12-minute monologue above, the Mexican actor discusses Donald Trump's immigration policies, and the state of fear that many immigrants in the U.S. are living in as a result.
"I have never been able to fully understand how it is that someone like Donald Trump is able to acquire this level of power. I always struggle to understand how his hate speech can take root in a country whose nature has always been a welcoming one," says Luna. "Today, many people are feeling persecuted. Far too many people live in fear. Fear of taking their kids to school, or going to places where they earn an honest living. These people, they're your neighbors, your friends, immigrants. This is very unfair, and let me tell you why: The multiple times that this country has had to rebuilt itself, immigrants were always there to pick up the slack."
Luna finishes by encouraging people watching to call their representatives, and to support legal advocacy organisations like Public Counsel and Kids In Need of Defense (KIND).
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