Legal immigrants are pushing back against the declaration of the Los Angeles suburb of Cudahy as a “sanctuary city” and fighting the notion that Trump supporters are “white supremacists.”

Los Angeles native Harim Uziel was among about two dozen locals, including many legal immigrants, who gave the Cudahy city council a piece of their mind about a promise to defy federal immigration laws to protect illegal residents, Fox 11 reports.

“I am a hardcore American patriot and a hardcore President Trump supporter,” Uziel, decked out in a Trump 2016 hat and dark shades, told council members at a public meeting last week. “I found out that you guys were a sanctuary city. I grew up in the hood … and it’s a shame that you guys take care of the illegal immigrants better than you take care of the little homies who were born here, like myself.

“My mother came here legally. She had dignity, she had ethics, she had morals, and she didn’t want to come and disrespect this country,” he said in a YouTube video of the meeting posted by Shuttershot 45. “But people have come here, they’ve jumped the border, they’ve broken into my house, … Los Angeles is my house. It’s a shame, and I’m going to speak up against it.”

Uziel told council members it’s a big reason why he supported Trump.

“I voted for our president, Mr. Trump, and I stand right behind him,” he said. “And you guys better get your act together, because you know what, I might take your place over there. We have people who are running for office. You guys think you’re safe behind there, but guess what? We’re a movement and we are growing.

“There are a lot of homies … that were gang members and now they have families and they are hard-working Americans and they are coming out to the rallies with us, and they’re coming out to the counter protests, and they’re standing up,” Uziel said. “We’re standing up.”

The comments were focused on a resolution to reaffirm Cudahy as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, an effort backed by councilman Chris Garcia, who accused another candidate for the current city council race – Jack Guerrero – of bringing “white supremacist groups to the City of Cudahy,” Fox 11 reports.

Garcia told those at last week’s meeting: “I think it is completely and utterly shameful that Jack Guerrero continues to bring white supremacist groups to the City of Cudahy.” Numerous legal immigrants took issue with Garcia’s comments at the meeting, and he later doubled-down on Facebook.

The city council “was set to move forth on reaffirming its commitment to the values of dignity, inclusivity, compassion and respect for all individuals regardless of their immigration status and establishing safe zones for residents who in fear of deportation when the meeting was hijacked by a group of individuals espousing xenophobic and racist beliefs, including the alt-right who were displaying a ‘Heil Donald Trump’ salute,” he wrote.

“Although I respect the public’s right to protest, I also respect the right for local government to act on behalf of its residents and pass laws that protects its constituents regardless of current immigration status,” Garcia told Fox 11.

Uziel and other legal immigrants at the meeting spelled out the possible consequences for council members who continue to defy the will of the people by refusing to drop the sanctuary status.

“You guys are going to be surprised, you guys better get your act together,” he said. “As long as I have the power, as long as I have a voice and hands and feet, I’m going to speak out against you guys and you better listen.

“We have a new president. We have a new administration, and they’re not playing around. And we’re not playing around – we the people … our vote does count and that is why I voted for President Trump,” Uziel continued. “So I hope you guys get it together. These illegal immigrants do not deserve anything, they are illegal, they’re criminals.

“How can we take care of other people if we can’t even take care of our own family? Americans, America first. America primero!”