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“Whose streets?

Our streets.

This is a white land. Now, today, forever and always.

I am a Jew, Nazis murdered my family — never again.”

About 50 members of the National Socialist Movement protested at Los Angeles’ City Hall on Saturday. Two were beaten in brawls that broke out. Police had to save two individuals who were attacked by counter-protestors at the riot. Both escaped with minor injuries.

The white supremacists called for immigrants to leave America. The group carried shields with swastikas on them and said they picked Los Angeles because of its large immigrant population.

“My solution to the problem is closing the borders down. Sending the illegals back.” 

Hundreds of anti-demonstrators showed up to the white supremacists’ march. LA’s KTLA spoke with some of them.

“Hours before the National Socialist Movement arrived they were already far outnumbered. For these busters to turn around and go back where they come from. Get up out of our communities with all this racism. They want to cast off all immigrants, particularly immigrants of color.
These people are killers.”

Local CBS affiliate KCAL focuses on the danger of the situation.

“Because tensions are so high right now LAPD officers are not allowing either party too close to one another. That’s how come they’ve taped off certain parts of this front lawn, and then you’ll notice a heavy police presence and most of them are wearing protective gear and they have a whole lot of handcuffs with them.”

So did the Nazis have a right to speak, or should the protest have been stopped?