So much for a “softening” of Donald Trump’s stance on his signature issue: immigration.

After more than a week in flux, the Republican presidential nominee Wednesday evening laid out his most detailed and forceful case yet for securing America’s borders, protecting vulnerable American workers on the bottom rungs of the economy, and speeding up the deportation of criminals.

“That discussion can take place only in an atmosphere in which illegal immigration is a memory of the past — no longer with us.”

“The truth is, our immigration system is worse than anyone realizes,” Trump said, “But the facts aren’t known because the media won’t report on them, the politicians won’t talk about them, and the special interests spend a lot of money trying to cover them up.”

“Today you will get the truth,” Trump promised.

Trump reiterated his famous promise to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and added to it a slew of proposals, from ending sanctuary city policies to reviving Bush-era immigration enforcement programs ended by President Obama to altering policies regarding immigration from terrorism havens. He floated a new proposal to question people from certain countries on their ideology to make sure that people coming to the United States “share our values and love our people.”

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Trump was clear his administration would build an “impenetrable physical wall on the southern border,” and again vowed Mexico would pick up the tab.

Trump did hold the door ajar, ever so slightly, for some illegal immigrants to eventually be able to stay in the country. But he made it clear that he would not even entertain that until far down the road, after the United States had taken firm control of immigration policy.

“Then, and only then, will we be in a position to consider the appropriate disposition of those individuals who remain,” he said. “That discussion can take place only in an atmosphere in which illegal immigration is a memory of the past — no longer with us.”

In the immediate horizon, though, Trump said America faces a jobs crisis, border crisis, and terrorism crisis.

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“That is the only discussion we should be having at this time,” he said. “Immigration security. Cut it off.”

Trump also reasserted his signature appeal as an outsider, running against a system rigged against the average American worker.

“The fundamental problem with the immigration system in our country is that it serves the needs of wealthy donors, political activists, and powerful politicians,” Trump said, “Let me tell you who it doesn’t serve: It doesn’t serve you, the American people.”

Trump’s long-awaited speech in Arizona came after he met earlier in the day with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto — and more than a week after he suggested he first suggested he might revise his immigration stance. The Wednesday address won praise from fellow Republicans.

“What we’ve seen from Donald J. Trump today is nothing short of presidential, as he demonstrated bold leadership during his visit to Mexico,” Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) said in a prepared statement. “The plan he unveiled tonight is consistent with his efforts to restore law and order to our country. Mr. Trump has been clear since day one that he will make America safe again by first securing our borders and enforcing current immigration laws.”

Roy Beck, president of NumbersUSA, said in a prepared statement that he appreciated that Trump addressed the need to reduce legal immigration.

“Many details of policy plans will shift and change under any president,” he stated. “It is important to know whether the guiding principle is to look out for the interests of workers or of special interests. Trump was clear on that tonight.”

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Trump’s flare for performance was on display; at one point, he invited “angel mothers” to the stage to share their stories about the children they’ve lost at the hands of illegal immigrants.

Trump emphasized that his immigration policy will be about more than protecting Americans from crime. He said he would protect their jobs and wages as well. He said the country’s leaders need to heed the concerns of working people who have “valid concerns” about the impact of immigration. He acknowledged that many illegal immigrants also are good people.

“This doesn’t change the fact that most illegal immigrants are lower-skilled workers with less education who compete against vulnerable American workers and that these illegal workers draw much more out from the system than they can ever possibly pay back,” he said. “And they are hurting a lot of our people who cannot get jobs.”

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For a candidate frequently knocked for speaking in generalities, Trump offered details down to the granular level. That included a call to bring back the “Secure Communities” program, in which federal immigration authorities partnered with state and local law enforcement officials. He also said he would bring back another program that had identified hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in local jails. Both programs have been “recklessly gutted” by President Obama.

Trump said the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal illegal immigrants to return to U.S. communities.

He laid out 10 specific points:

1) Building a wall — and making Mexico pay for it. It would include sensors above and below ground to prevent smugglers from flying over or tunneling under the wall.

2) Ending a “catch-and-release” policy to allows many illegal immigrants caught at the border to go free.

3) Imposing zero tolerance for anyone who has illegal immigrants who have committed crimes. He pegged the current number at 2 million.

4) Blocking funding for sanctuary cities.

5) Canceling Obama’s “unconstitutional executive orders” that shield millions from deportation. He said he would enforce all immigration laws on the books.

6) Suspending the issuance of visas to people from places where “adequate screening cannot occur.” He named Syria and Libya as two examples.

7) Stepping up efforts to make sure that countries accept their citizens who have been deported from the United States. He said 23 countries refuse to cooperate with the United States in this regard.

8) Completing a biometric entry-exit system to track people who enter the United States on visas. Hundreds of thousands of people who enter legally become illegal immigrants by staying after their visas expire.

9) Turning off “the jobs and benefits magnet” that draws foreigners into the country without authorization. He specifically mentioned the E-Verify system that allows businesses to check on the legal status of potential employees. Trump would make participation mandatory.

10) Reforming the legal immigration system to serve the interest of American workers.