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Watch the Democratic Debate in Under 3 Minutes_ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Mar 10, 2016 5:27 AM UTC by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Mar 10, 2016 5:27 AM UTC Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met for the eighth Democratic debate in Miami Wednesday. Hosted by CNN and Univision at Miami Dade College, the debate focused on immigration issues but also touched on foreign policy, climate change and Wall Street reform. The moderators were Univision anchors María Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos and Washington _Post_ reporter Karen Tumulty. Here is a full transcript of the debate. --- > “” --- ## Transcript My focus is on more good paying jobs with rising incomes for families. Billionaires and Wall Street should not be buying elections. We gotta end this rigged economy. It was a very close race. We've had some of those. I've won some. I've lost some. But, I was very pleased by the overall outcome last night. Our message Of the need for people to stand up and tell corporate America and Wall Street that they cannot have it all is resonating across this country. Bernie Sanders is the strongest candidate to defeat Donald Trump. [ APPLAUSE ] I did not send or receive any emails marked classified at the time. What you're talking about is retro- active classification. If you get indicted, would you drop out? For goodness, that is not gonna happen, I'm not even answering that question. [ APPLAUSE ] I am staunchly in favor of comprehensive immigration reform and have been so over the course of my public career. My priorities are to deport violent criminals. Terrorists and anyone who threatens our safety. I would not deport children, I do not want to deport family members, either. [ APPLAUSE ] No, I will not deport children from the United States of America. And can We do not, as Donald Trump and others have done, resort to racism and xenophobia and bigotry. He's talking about A very tall wall. [ LAUGH ] Right? A beautiful, tall wall- [ LAUGH ]- That he would somehow magically get the Mexican government to pay for. And you know, it's just fantasy. When you get paid $ 225, 000 That means that that speech must have been an extraordinarily wonderful speech. I would think that a speech so great that you got paid so much for it, that you'd like to share it with the American people, so I think she should. I have a public record, and you can go look it up. I went to Wall Street before the great recession and basically called them out. Rarely do secretary's words to Wall Street has really intimidated them and that is why they have given her $ 15 million in campaign contributions. And I am proud that the gentleman who is head of Goldman Sachs, he didn't give me $ 225, 000 for speaking fees, he said I was dangerous, and he's right. I am dangerous for Wall Street. I would be honored to have your support In the upcoming primaries on Tuesday and hope to have the great honor of serving you as your president. In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, if we stand up, fight back, we can do a lot better. 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