--- title: Democratic Debate: Read the Full Text of the Eighth Debate description: Here's a complete transcript. canonical: https://time.com/4253623/democratic-debate-eighth-miami-transcript-full-text/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-10T05:27:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:46:22.574Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the Full Text of the Eighth Democratic Debate in Miami og:description: Here's a complete transcript. og:url: https://time.com/4253623/democratic-debate-eighth-miami-transcript-full-text/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd34badd3de38ee2e/69888a6a2dce014ca09e8217/democratic-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-election-2016-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Miami og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Full Text of the Eighth Democratic Debate in Miami twitter:description: Here's a complete transcript. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd34badd3de38ee2e/69888a6a2dce014ca09e8217/democratic-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-election-2016-03.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the Full Text of the Eighth Democratic Debate in Miami by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Mar 10, 2016 5:27 AM UTC  Democratic presidential candidates, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in a debate in Kendall, Fla. on March 9, 2016. Democratic presidential candidates, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in a debate in Kendall, Fla. on March 9, 2016.Joe Raedle—Getty Images 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. 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