Use the timeline below to select up to 20 seconds to watch or share.
2.37sI am an Indian American.
2.7sYeah!
2.94sYou know, Apu, in a way, all Americans are immigrants.
2.1sExcept Native Americans.
1.73sYeah. Native Americans like us.
1.93sNo. I mean American Indians. Like me.
1.57sNo. I mean--
3.04sHi, everyone. If I could just say a few words,
2.14sI'd be a better public speaker.
1.67s
2.54sNow that you're all relaxed--
2.9sMost of us here were born in America.
2.3sWe take this country for granted.
1.93sBut not immigrants like Apu.
2.57sWhile the rest of us are drinking ourselves stupid,
3sthey're driving the cabs that get us home safely,
2.9sthey're writing the operas that entertain us every day,
2.97sthey're training our tigers and kicking our extra points.
5.54sThese people are the glue that holds together the gears of our society.
5.14sIf we pass Proposition 24, we'll be losing some of the truest Americans of all.
2.07s
1.93sWhen you go to the polls tomorrow,