Tailoring his stump speech toward a South Florida audience, Sen. Barack Obama promised to fight a growing anti-immigrant movement fueled by demagogues, said all Florida delegates would be counted and again portrayed himself as the best hope for uniting Americans.

More than 800 people jammed into a ballroom at the Westin Diplomat Hotel &  Spa Thursday, giving the Illinois senator one of his most profitable Florida fundraisers. Aides said the campaign raised more than $500,000 during the event that lasted about 90 minutes.

"When I came down here people said you have to worry about the Jewish vote, you have to worry about the Hispanic vote,'' Obama said. "No, I'm just looking at the Florida vote and I'm just looking at the American vote.'' (applause)

Obama sharpened his rhetoric against some of the most vocal voices against immigrant workers and migrant worker programs.

"A certain segment has basically been feeding a kind of xenophobia. There's a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year,'' Obama said. "If you have people like Lou Doggs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it's not surprising that would happen."

He also dismissed the notion that he would have a difficult time wooing Hispanic voters that Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain have claimed as their own.

"I'm confident that if the Latino community knows me well, they know my values, they know my stance on the issues, then they will know noone will fight more for things that matter to them,'' Obama said.

He also said his campaign has done nothing to slight Florida's electorate and again pledged to find a solution that would work for all voters.

"All we have done is play by the rules,'' Obama said.

I'm confident that if the Latino community knows me well, they know my values, they know my stance on the issues, then they will know noone will fight more for things that matter to them.''