In case you live under a rock or don’t have a Twitter or Facebook account, last night was the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
There were too many celebrities to name, incredible performances and jokes from the show’s host James Corden. But one of the biggest surprises was how long into the telecast it took for things to turn political. For much of the first two hours, there was nary a specific mention of the current administration.
That changed during a bit that had celebrities read excerpts from the tell-all book about President Trump, and when Camila Cabello took center stage to introduce U2.
She began, “Tonight, in this room full of dreamers, we remember that this country was built by dreamers, for dreamers, chasing the American dream.”
“I’m here on this stage tonight because, just like the Dreamers, my parents brought me to this country with nothing in their pockets but hope,” Cabello said. “They showed me what it means to work twice as hard and never give up. And honestly no part of my journey is different from theirs. I’m a proud Cuban-Mexican immigrant born in eastern Havana, standing in front of you on the Grammy stage in New York City and all I know is, just like dreams, these kids can’t be forgotten and are worth fighting for.”
Cabello continued, explaining she was honored to introduce U2. The band performed on the Hudson River with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
U2 is known for their advocacy on a variety of causes, including AIDS, access to clean water — and now, keeping “Dreamers,” (undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children) in the country. It seemed fitting that a girl of Mexican and Cuban heritage that came her herself as an immigrant would introduce their powerful performance.