--- description: Donald Trump delivered a speech in Phoenix on Wednesday, focusing on immigration title: Read Donald Trump's Speech on Immigration image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e8a2bdb8b1816fd/6988a477f887dc70d6e97437/gettyimages-598187170.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Donald Trump's Speech on Immigration by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:29 PM CUTPublished: Sep 1, 2016 3:56 AM CUT  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on August 31, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on August 31, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.Ralph Freso—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:29 PM CUTPublished: Sep 1, 2016 3:56 AM CUT Donald Trump [delivered a speech in Phoenix](http://time.com/4475417/donald-trump-immigration-policy-mexico-deportation/ "undefined") on Wednesday, after [meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto](http://time.com/4475088/donald-trump-mexico-enrique-pena-nieto/ "undefined") in Mexico City earlier in the day. The Republican presidential nominee focused the remarks on his views on immigration, returning to the more hardline stance he’d taken during the Republican primary. Read the full speech below. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4475349/donald-trumps-speech-immigration-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4475349/donald-trumps-speech-immigration-transcript/"},"headline":"Read Donald Trump's Speech on Immigration","datePublished":"2016-09-01T03:56:46.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-24T12:29:10.000Z","description":"'To fix our immigration system, we must change our leadership in Washington and we must change it quickly'","url":"https://time.com/4475349/donald-trumps-speech-immigration-transcript/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e8a2bdb8b1816fd/6988a477f887dc70d6e97437/gettyimages-598187170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e8a2bdb8b1816fd/6988a477f887dc70d6e97437/gettyimages-598187170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump Speaks On Immigration At Rally In Phoenix","caption":"Donald Trump Speaks On Immigration At Rally In Phoenix","creditText":"Ralph Freso—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4475349/donald-trumps-speech-immigration-transcript/","name":"Read Donald Trump's Speech on Immigration"}}]}] ```