failure it is time for ron's leaders to step. forward and to stop threatening other countries and focus on building up their own country. it is time for iran's leaders to finally put the iranian people 1st. america is ready to embrace friendship with all who genuinely seek. peace and respect. many of america's closest friends today were once our greatest foes the united states has never believed in permanent enemies we want partners not adversaries america knows that while anyone can make war only the most courageous can choose peace for the same reason we have pursued. bold diplomacy on the korean peninsula. i've told kim jong

on. what i truly believe that like iran his country is full of tremendous untapped potential. but that to realize that promise north korea must be nuclear is around the world are message is clear. america's goal is lasting. america's goal is harmony. and america's goal is not. to go with these endless wars and wars that never end. with that golden my. my administration is also pursuing. the hope of a brighter future in afghanistan. unfortunately the taliban has chosen to continue their savage attacks. we will continue to work with our coalition of afghan partners to stamp out terrorism and we will never stop

working to make peace a reality. here in the western hemisphere we are joining with our partners to ensure stability and opportunity all across the region. in that nation one of our most critical challenges is illegal immigration which undermines prosperity. rips apart societies and empowers ruthless criminal cartels mass illegal migration. is unfair unsafe and unsustainable for everyone involved. the sending countries and the depleted. countries and they become depleted very fast but the youth is not taken care of and human capital goes to waste the receiving countries are overburdened with

more migrants and they can responsibly accept and the migrants themselves are exploited assaulted and abused by vicious coyote's. nearly one 3rd of women who make the journey north to our border are sexually assaulted along the way. we have here in the united states and around the world there is a growing cottage industry of radical activists and non-governmental organizations that promote human smuggling. these groups encourage illegal migration and demand. your race here. of national borders. today i have a message for those open border activists who cloak themselves in the rhetoric of social justice your policies are not just your policies are

cruel and evil. you are empowering criminal organizations that prey on innocent men women and children you put your own false sense of virtue before the lives. wellbeing and countless innocent people. when you undermine border security you are undermining human rights and human dignity. many of the countries here today are coping with the challenges of uncontrolled migration. each of you has the absolute right to protect your borders. and so of course it is our country. today. we must resolve to work together to end human smuggling. and human trafficking. and put these criminal networks out of business for good.

to our country. i can tell you sincerely we are working closely with our friends in the region including mexico canada guatemala. honduras el salvador and panama. to uphold the integrity of border isn't it your safety and prosperity for our people. i would like to thank president lopez obrador of mexico for the great cooperation we are receiving. and for right now putting 27000 troops on our southern border. with mexico is showing us great respect. and i respect them in return. the u.s. . we have taken. very unprecedented action. to stop the flow. of illegal immigration. to anyone conducting crossings of our border illegally please hear these words do not pay the smugglers. do not pay

the coyotes do not put yourself in danger. do not put your children in danger because if you make it here you will not be allowed and. you will be promptly returned home. you will not be released into our country. as long as i am president of the united states. we will enforce our laws and protect our borders. for all of the countries of the western hemisphere our goal is to help people invest in the bright futures of their own nation. our region is full of such incredible promise. aims waiting to be built. and national destinies. for all. and they are waiting also to be pursued. throughout the hemisphere there are millions of hardworking

patriotic young people eager to build enervate an achievement but these nations cannot reach their potential if a generation of youth abandon their homes and search of a life elsewhere. we want every nation in our region to flourish and its people do thrive in freedom and peace. in that nation we are also committed to supporting those people. in the western hemisphere who live under brutal oppression . such as those in cuba nicaragua and venezuela. according to a recent report from the un human rights council women in venezuela stand in line for 10 hours a day waiting for food. over $15000.00 people have been detained as political

prisoners modern day death squads carrying out thousands of extra judicial killings. the dictator maduro is a cuban puppet. protected by cuban bodyguards hiding from his own people while cuba plunders venezuela's oil wealth to sustain its own corrupt communist rule. since i last spoke in this hall the united states and our partners have built a historic coalition of $55.00 countries that recognize the legitimate government of venezuela. to the venezuelans trapped in this nightmare please know that all of america is united behind you. the united states says vast quantities of humanitarian aid ready and waiting to be delivered. we're watching the venezuela situation very closely. we await the day when democracy will be restored.

when venezuela will be free and when liberty will prevail throughout this hemisphere. one of the most serious challenges our countries face. is the specter of socialism. it's the record of nations and destroyer of societies. events that as well are remind us all that socialism and communism are not about justice. they are not about equality they are not about lifting up the poor. and they are certainly not about the good of the nation. socialism and communism are about one thing only power for the ruling class. today i repeat a message for the world that i have delivered at home america will never be

a socialist country. in the last century socialism and communism killed 100000000 people. sadly as we see in venezuela. the death toll continues in this country. these totalitarian ideologies combined with modern technology. have the power to excise new and disturbing forms of suppression and domination. for this reason the united states has taken steps to better screen. foreign technology and investments and to protect our data and our security. we're each every nation president to do this a. freedom and democracy must. be constantly guarded in

protected or at the broad and from within. we must always be skeptical of those who want conformity and control. even in free nations we see alarming signs and new challenges to liberty. a small number of social media platforms are acquiring immense power. over what we can see and over what we are allowed to say. a permanent political class is openly distain full. dismissive and defiant of the will of the people a faceless bureaucracy operates in secret and weekends. democratic rule. media and academic institutions push flat out assaults on our histories traditions and values. in the united states my administration has made clear

through social media companies that we will uphold the right of free speech a free society cannot allow. social media giants to silence the voices of the people and a free people was never ever to be enlisted. in the cause of silencing coercing canceling or blacklisting their own neighbors. as we defend american values we are firm the right of all people to live in dignity . for this reason my administration is working with other nations to stop criminalizing of homosexuality. and we stand in solidarity with l g b g q people who live in countries that punish jail or execute individuals based upon

sexual orientation. we are also championing the role of women in our societies. nations that empower women are much wealthier safer. and much more politically stable. is there for vital not only to a nation's prosperity. but also is. vital to its national security. to pursue women's economic development. guided by these principles my administration launch the women's global development and prosperity initiatives. the w g d p is the 1st ever. government wide approach to women's economic empowerment working to ensure that women all over the planet have the legal right to own and inherit property work in the same industries as brand. travel freely and

access credit. and institutions. yesterday i was also pleased. to host leaders for a discussion about an iron player american commitment. for texting religious leaders. and also protecting religious. freedom. this fundamental right is under growing threat around the world. hard to believe but 80 percent of the world's population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely out. americans will never fire. or tire in our efforts to defend and promote freedom of worship and religion. we want and support religious liberty for all.

americans will also never tire of defending innocent life. we are aware that many united nations projects have attempted to assert a global right through taxpayer funded abortion on demand right up until the moment of delivery. global bureaucrats have absolutely no business attacking the sovereignty of nations that wish to protect innocent life. like many nations here today we in america believe that every child born and unborn is a sacred gift from god. there is no circumstance under which the united states will allow international and yours to trample on the rights of our citizens including the right to self defense that is why this year i announce that we will never ratify the un arms trade treaty which would threaten

the liberties of law abiding american citizens the united states will always a polder a constitutional right to keep.