| By Erin Rosa - Nov 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm EST |
| Also listed in: Campus Progress Updates |
White supremacists, spouting racial slurs and donning swastika garb, took their anti-immigrant message to the streets over the weekend, demonstrating in Phoenix, Az., arguably one of the most polarized and turbulent areas in the immigration debate.
In an area home to the infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio, accused of countless civil rights violations targeting the city’s large Latino population in a campaign to “crack down” on undocumented immigrants, the small cadre of neo-Nazis made it clear that non-white immigrants and those of Jewish ancestry aren’t welcome in their interpretation of “America.” Approximately two-dozen sympathizers appear to have showed up in Arizona.
“No [inaudible!] No Jews! the Mexicans must go too!” says one demonstrator, in a video provided by The Arizona Republic. “Go back to Mexico, ain't no enchiladas here boy!” says another.
Phoenix looks to have been the largest congregation of the white supremacists, as part of rallies that took place across the country this weekend, according to news reports.
In Minnesota, for instance, only two supporters showed up, although that didn’t stop one of the neo-Nazis from delivering an anti-immigrant speech for an hour.
No doubt the recent appearance of the white supremacists in Phoenix will not be helpful in quelling the growing tensions and fears that have become endemic in the local community, where 30 percent of the inhabitants identify as Latino.

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