A planned Sunday rally in Laguna Beach to draw attention to crimes committed by immigrants in the country illegally has sparked a counter-demonstration planned for Saturday. Saturday’s rally, led by Indivisible OC 48, Indivisible OC 46 and Together We Will Orange County, begins at 10 a.m. at Main Beach and is called “From Charlottesville to Laguna Beach: We Stand Together,” according to a Facebook post. Such messages struck Lulu Hammad, one of the organizers for Saturday’s rally, as offensive. “The notion that illegal [immigrants] and refugees are starting crimes in our society, as if they are bringing this crime and illegal activity, is not true," Hammad said. “This has always been an open space for people to have equal rights.”Alderton writes for Times Community News.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 19, 2017 15:28 UTC