Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush spent Monday campaigning across Central Florida, making an appeal to Latino voters in order to set himself apart from the crowded pool of Republican candidates running in the 2016 presidential election.

Unlike GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who has condemned Latino immigrants, Bush made efforts to reach out to the Latino community during his campaign stop in Florida.

His first stop was at the Centro Internacional de la Familia in Orlando, where he addressed Christian leaders speaking in both English and Spanish. During his speech, he talked about the need to protect religious freedoms, entitlement reform and immigration.

"We need to have a path to legal status for the 11 million people here. It's the logical thing, if you think about it," Bush said at the Latino church, according to Bay News 9.

"They come out from the shadows, they work, they pay a small fine, they pay taxes, they don't receive federal government assistance, and over some extended period of time, they earn legal status," Bush explained.

The former GOP governor also dispelled rumors that he is an "angry" conservative, and instead described himself as a "committed conservative" who is dedicated to building a robust economy, helping working class Americans, improving education and encouraging families to stay together.

"I'm a committed conservative, but I'm not angry. I want to help people rise up," he said, reports The Associated Press. As conservatives, "if we act with our heart, people will rise," Bush told the crowd of mostly Puerto Rican clergy members. 

"My message is one of optimism, inspiration," he said in Spanish and again in English. "We have to restore hope," he said.

Bush also addressed Puerto Rico's $70 billion debt crisis, saying that the island should be given "more flexibility" to deal with its debt burden. "It could become like Greece, but without relief," he said.

The 2016 hopeful went on to discuss his plan to restore civility in the political process and rebuild foreign relationships, which he said were broken under the Obama administration.  

According to Peter Vivaldi, a board member at the Spanish church hosting the event, Bush was successful in appealing to Latino voters.

"The fact that he can relate, he can speak Spanish, is a big difference that differentiates him from a lot of other candidates," Vivaldi said to WFTV.