Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton marked her League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) speech by holding firm to her pledge to expand on President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

If elected, Clinton vowed to "introduce comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship," all within her first 100 days in the White House.

"I will send a proposal to Congress that will include a path to citizenship... a place where people from around the world come to start new businesses," she told a spellbound audience gathered in Washington for the organization's four day convention.

The former secretary of state and first lady also promised to increase the scope of the president's action, which stood to prevent millions of people brought to the U.S. as children from facing the threat of deportation.

Trump Pushing Deportations

By contrast, presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump has insisted he plans to deport up to 11 million immigrants and build a wall along the southern border to further keep them out of the U.S.

"I want to do everything I can as president to keep families together and that's one of the many reasons to finally get immigration reform through," Clinton added.

Back in June, the now shorthanded Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the legality of the actions enacted by the president, leaving a preliminary injunction in place that thwarted Obama's proposals as the law of the land.

Supreme Court's Shorthanded Ruling

The high court has operated with just eight justices ever since the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this year.

Throughout her speech, Clinton sought to empathize with immigrant voters by insisting she understood "how painful it was" to hear the SCOTUS ruling.

As Clinton made her appearance and delivered her speech, Trump busied himself by disseminating a release titled "CLINTON'S FIRST 100 DAYS OF AMNESTY."

The release featured news clips focused on her first 100 day promises.

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