Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley Speak to La Raza Convention

Hillary tells Donald Trump: Enough.
Posted by Hillary Clinton on Monday, July 13, 2015

Sanders spoke with attendees at 10:15 a.m. Monday. O'Malley delivered the conference's keynote address at 1 p.m., and Clinton's speech was planned for 3 p.m.

Sanders rallied attendees Monday morning, making his case for a presidential nomination. He took to the stage for about 20 minutes.

Sanders said President Barack Obama's executive order deferring deportation for some people should be expanded to include parents of those who have been living in the country illegally since childhood. He said there should be "a path to citizenship, so people can come out of the shadows."

Clinton also has said an immigration overhaul must include a path to "full and equal citizenship" for people living in the U.S. illegally.

Sanders added that he thinks there are too many fines blocking immigrants from becoming citizens.

Unlike contenders, he didn't lay out an economic plan but touted beliefs about increasing minimum wage, starting tuition free state colleges, and rebuilding the middle class.

But much of his speech, focused on racism in the United States.

"Progress, no turning back ... nobody, not Donald Trump not anyone else will be successful in dividing us on race or origin," Sanders said.

After his speech, Sanders called Trump's comments outrageous for anyone running for president.

Pointing to the need to boost middle-class wages, Clinton is laying out her most concrete vision for the U.S. economy on Monday in a pitch to Democrats who are being wooed by Clinton's chief rival, Sanders, and a larger electorate assessing the 2016 presidential field.

Before her scheduled stop in Kansas City, the Democratic presidential front-runner outlined the themes of her economic agenda in a speech at The New School in New York, where she emphasized the need for policies to increase real income of everyday Americans.

Clinton also used the speech to portray a large field of Republicans as beholden to tax cuts and quick fixes that will fail to jumpstart wages.

Clinton encouraged companies to offer profit-sharing with their employees, and pointed to potential changes in the tax code to help workers benefit.

"That will be good for workers and good for business. Studies show profit-sharing that gives everyone a stake in a company's success can boost productivity and put money directly into employees' pockets. It's a win-win," Clinton said.

Clinton's high-profile economic speech coincides with a courting of labor groups and Hispanic officials by Clinton, Sanders and O'Malley.

Clinton received the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers union on Saturday and both Clinton and Sanders were holding private meetings with labor leaders later in the week.

NCLR leaders say they extended the Kansas City event invitation to all presidential candidates, but no Republican contenders will be in attendance.