CPAC speech warning GOP on immigration: "They're taking your jobs"

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Trump delivered an 18-minute speech warning Republicans against passing comprehensive immigration reform. He argued that immigrants would "vote en masse for Democrats" and declared "they're taking your jobs." Trump specifically warned Marco Rubio about supporting immigration reform, saying it would doom Republican electoral prospects. This speech marked Trump's escalation of anti-immigration rhetoric and established a xenophobic message that would become central to his 2016 campaign. The Washington Post reported Trump told Republicans that immigrants "are taking your jobs" and would never vote Republican.

"They're taking your jobs." — CPAC speech, March 6, 2014