Donald Trump told a gathering of evangelical Christians on Friday that "no one should be judged by their race or their color."
Trump has been under fire for suggesting that the judge hearing a case against his now-defunct Trump University is biased against him because the judge's parents were born in Mexico.
Trump has proposed building a wall along the southern border and deporting everyone living in the country illegally.
He has refused to apologize for his remarks about the judge. He issued a statement earlier this week saying his comments had been "misconstrued."
He said Friday the United States is deeply divided and vowed he'd "bring our nation together."