Overview

• During his June 24 monologue, Luna drew on his own journey from Mexico to Los Angeles to criticize President Trump’s “authoritarian” immigration policies.
• He condemned intensified ICE raids and family separations and noted that Governor Gavin Newsom is legally challenging the deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
• Luna highlighted immigrant workers’ roles in fighting this year’s Los Angeles wildfires and sustaining the city’s construction, hospitality and caregiving sectors.
• He cited data showing undocumented immigrants contributed about $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022 to illustrate their economic impact.
• He urged viewers to back a legislative path to legal certainty and to support organizations such as Public Counsel and Kids in Need of Defense as protests persist nationwide.