Yousaidthatpeoplewereupsetthatlike, Hey, ifyou'reon a list, I wouldthinkitmakessense, becausetheminuteyou'reon a list, therearepeoplethatareangry.
Well, whyyouandnotthatotherperson?
Yeah, there's alwaysHonestly, I I agreewiththem.
I I shouldnotbeyond I don't agree.
I thinkyoushouldbeonthelist.
Thankyou.
I thinkyou'reright.
I'm notjustsayingyou're a veryinfluential.
Youare.
You'reyou'vegot a bigfollowingyou, but, uh, youknowAh, youknow, a bigpartofthecommunity.
I'm justthrowingoutwhatyou'rereallylike.
Yes, Bottomofthebarrelthere.
You're a bigpartofthecommunity, a humanbeing.
You're a personyouhave a youinhabitoryouhaveparentsthatcareabout.
Youknow, I'm youhavehad a verysuccessfulcareer, and I thinkyoushouldbeoneofthethingsyou I justrealizedMyparentsaregonnawatchthisandknowthat I have a 10 yearsubscriptiontopartnerup.
I guessitDad's gonnavisitnow.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, MrNon, Johnny, butit's a knownfact.
I wishyoucouldhaveseenwhat I sawwasjust, like, twofeetaway.
ButinLosAngeles, when I encounterpeoplewhohavecomehere +34 yearsago, someofthemnotspeakingthelanguageandtherereinventingtheirlives, they'rereinventingwhoareinthisforeigncountry.
I'm soblownaway, andwhen I talktothem, I think I don't knowthat I I don't knowthat I coulddothat.
I grewuphereand I'm theBen.
I'm thebeneficiaryofsomanyeventsandyouhearaboutthesepeopleanditisThat's why I thinkthisprojectissuch a greatidea.
And, youknow, I havespokentosomanypeople.
Youmeetsomebodylike I wastalkingtothisoldgentlemanandhewaas a chemistwherehewasfrom, andnowhewasdriving a cab, youknow?
So I think a lotofimmigrants, whentheymove, yousortoftake a headsothatthenextgenerationcanhavethelifethattheywantfortheirChildren.
So, uh, yeah, it's ah, it's a toughthingcomingto a placewhereyoumightnotspeakthelanguageandwhereyouridentityisnotasvalued, youknow, I feellikeit's sortof a trickytimeforimmigrantsinAmerica.
Didyouhave?
Howoldwereyouwhenyouwere 18?
Youwere 18.
Yeah, that's a verythat's a veryyoungformativeagetocomehere.
Thatmusthavebeentricky.
Yeah, itwaas, butagain, Youknow, I wasveryluckyinthat.
Myexperiencewaas I camefromcollege, so I wasin a bubble.
Sotheseallthesethesestorieswhere I findthemveryinspirational, youknow?
And I thinkthe I feel, youknow, I'vealwaysfelttherearethepeoplewhosortofhaveIt's a divisiveissue, obviouslytheissueofimmigrationand I feellikethosepeoplewhoareantiimmigration I'm likeyouwerebornhere.
Thesepeoplechosetocomehere.
Theythoughttobeherein a way, youknow, they'remoreAmerican.