PHOENIX -- The crowd outside Pruitt's Home Furnishings at 34th Street and Thomas Road on Saturday represented a different side of the immigration debate.

This weekend it was those opposed to illegal immigration that supported the store's prohibition of day laborers from its property.

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"What we want is the local community to feel safe coming to Pruitt's," said Stacey O’Connell of Patriots' Border Alliance.

Immigrant rights activists have been protesting the store after the owner called the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to arrest day laborers.

"I feel very strongly that we need to enforce the laws of our country," said Anna Gaines who was protesting illegal immigration. "This is my country. I originated in Mexico and came here the legal way. I am a citizen, and I'm very patriotic when it comes to defending my country."

More than two dozen suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested since the feud began last month. In their place immigration supporters have been protesting the store, until now.

Dozens of illegal immigration opponents from the Minutemen and others marched to the local Home Depot, where a handful of day laborers were waiting for work.

Their representative charged the protesters with disrupting business.

"They're stereotyping individuals and harassing working people," said Martin Manteca, a day laborers' spokesman.

The Minutemen said they'll be back next Saturday, hoping to encourage shoppers to support Pruitt's and to discourage illegal immigrant supporters.