{"id":676997,"date":"2025-06-24T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/diego-luna-slams-trumps-immigration-policies-says-immigrants-are-the-ones-who-build-this-country\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:10:19","slug":"diego-luna-slams-trumps-immigration-policies-says-immigrants-are-the-ones-who-build-this-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/diego-luna-slams-trumps-immigration-policies-says-immigrants-are-the-ones-who-build-this-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Luna Slams Trump\u2019s Immigration Policies, Says Immigrants \u201cAre the Ones Who Build This Country\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tDiego Luna, who stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel as guest host of Monday night\u2019s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a><\/em>, took some time out of his opening monologue to slam Trump and his aggressive Immigration policies.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTonight, I want to address an important issue that is happ<\/a>ening here in Los Angeles and all around the United States,\u201d he began, speaking passionately about the matter. \u201cWith everything going on in this country around immigration and authoritarian policies of Donald Trump, it is no small thing that a Mexican is hosting such an important show. It\u2019s a big deal and I really hope not to fuck it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLuna opened up about the community he built in L.A. after first coming to the U.S. at 20 years old, following the success of the 2001 film Y tu mam\u00e1 tambi\u00e9n<\/em>, sharing personal stories from his time in City of Angels over the years.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe people that lifted me up were mostly people that had left their countries to find a new life, or the sons and daughters of immigrants that had come here in order to work and build a healthy, enjoyable and dignified life, away from their place of origin,\u201d the Mexican actor-director said. \u201cA movement of that scale, that\u2019s not natural, not unless something is very, very wrong in the place you are coming from. Nobody leaves their land if it\u2019s not because their survival depends on it. Nobody leaves their past behind, just for fun. But you know what? All the people that I met shared an unspoken gratitude to this country, a country that opened its doors to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLuna then highlighted how \u201cinteresting and admirable\u201d Los Angeles is \u201cbecause of the cultural exchange, thanks to the generosity and the openness that surged from it, all because people from different cultures and realities agreed to give each other a chance and build something remarkable together. This place is a powerful example of what\u2019s possible, of what can be achieved when we put empathy first.\u201d
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The Andor<\/em> star continued, \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLuna emphasized that \u201ctoo many people live in fear\u201d and \u201care feeling persecuted\u201d right now amid the president\u2019s Immigration policies. Since Trump returned to the White House earlier this year, his administration has prioritized cracking down on alleged immigration violations, increasing ICE raids across the country, including in L.A. This has led to nationwide protests.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn response to the demonstrations, specifically in L.A., Trump deployed California\u2019s National Guard to the city. However, California Gov. Gavin News<\/a>om has pushed back on his administration\u2019s \u201cunlawful deployment of troops.\u201d Though a federal appeals court ruled in Trump\u2019s favor, saying he \u201clikely\u201d did have the right to activate the guard, Newsom\u2019s court battle against Trump continues.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis is very unfair and let me tell you why: the multiple times that this country has had to rebuild itself, immigrants were always there to pick up the slack,\u201d Luna said in his opening monologue. \u201cEarlier this year, when L.A. burned, immigrant workers risked their lives to stop the flames. They are the ones who build this country, they feed it, they nurture and teach its children, they care for the elderly, they work in construction, hospitality, they run kitchens. They\u2019re technicians, merchants, athletes, drivers, farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey pay a lot of taxes, a LOT of them, with their jobs, papers or no papers,\u201d he added. \u201cIn 2022, undocumented immigrants contributed around $96.7 billion worth of taxes. But that is something that the Trump administration doesn\u2019t want you to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere are a lot of lies flying around about immigrants, but I\u2019m sure you have more than one story that can attest to the contrary. Talk about it, share it. That helps. Today, they need to know that they\u2019re not alone,\u201d Luna said. \u201cThese have been a dark few weeks. It is not acceptable nor is it normal to separate families. Violence and terror are not OK. Immigrants need to know that their struggle is yours as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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