MADISON, Wis. -- A Nazi rally coming to Madison is stirring up negative feelings in the local Latino community.

The National Socialist Movement will rally on the state Capitol steps on Saturday speaking out on immigration reform.

Counter protestors plan to be out in full force, but one local Latino leader is urging people not to protest. He said that he believes it's exactly what the Nazis want and it will give them more of a spotlight.

The National Socialist Movement screamed its message at a recent Ohio rally, which eventually led to violence, rioting and looting, WISC-TV reported.

The group's Web site claims that it's a political party for every patriotic American. It's voice message said, "We care enough about our country to demand the return of the U.S. Armed Forces to our own nation to guard against the full-scale Mexican invasion that is happening right at this second. Remember, if you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem."

The group's message indicated it works with like-minded white nationalist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan and skinheads. It also said it is trying to recruit.

Peter Munoz of Centro Hispano said that planned counter protest is the wrong tactic.

"We should ignore them and show them as what they are: a pathetic group of people that don’t represent our community," said Munoz. "We shouldn't allow them to utilize Madison for recruitment purposes."

Munoz said that Latinos who marched in the immigration rally have a right to be in Madison. He said that they are making positive contributions and believes others will agree.

"The community is very enlightened," said Munoz. "They understand the value of diversity and, of course, that is something that is totally counter to what these folks stand for."

Munoz is hoping Madison's Nazi rally will be as small as the Toledo, Ohio one. He said that he hopes it doesn't draw attention.

"I'm hoping the planned counter demonstrations that are being put in place will not occur," said Munoz. "This is playing right into their hands. This is what they want. We shouldn't give it to them."

The director of the National Socialist Movement told that WISC-TV that Wisconsin is seeing more and more immigrants. He said the rally is the beginning of a political movement for the group. It plans to support a presidential candidate in 2008 and contends that it currently has a state Republican candidate in Montana.

Organizers Announce Plan For Counter Demonstration

Plans for a counter protest to this weekend's scheduled Nazi rally in Madison were announced at the state Capitol on Monday.

A coalition of groups -- including the Immigrant Rights Organization -- announced that it's planning an event on Saturday afternoon to counter the message of the National Socialist Movement. The coalition's announcement was made at State Street corner at the Capitol Square while supporters waved placards denouncing racism and homophobia.

The organizers said that the counter demonstration will organize at 1 p.m. on Saturday -- one hour before the Nazis plan a two-hour rally against illegal immigration at the Capitol, WISC-TV reported.

Jesse Zarley, a coalition spokesman, said the Nazi rally doesn't just target illegal immigrants.

"This is not just about immigrants," he said. "They hate lots of people. Then we need to send the message that Madison does not stand with that. And that we, in fact, want to demoralize them and block out their message of hate with our message of diversity and our anti-racist message."

The organizers said that they can't let the Nazi messages go without challenging them.

"To send a message to these Nazis and to the city of Madison with our numbers, our voices and our diversity, that the Nazis are not welcome in Madison. And that the immigrants that they've come here to target are," Zarley said.

The anti-Nazi rally's organizers said that they are committed to a peaceful protest, and they expect hundreds and possibly up to 1,000 counter protesters on Saturday afternoon.

A spokesman for the state administration department said that the National Socialist Movement has a permit for its rally. The spokesman said that the group's permit allows room to be set aside for their event, provides police and traffic support and access to a power supply.

He said that Capitol police plan to release details of their plan for the event late this week, but didn't return WISC-TV's phone calls on Monday.

The counter rally currently doesn't have a permit, WISC-TV reported.

Counter demonstrators said that they are asking nearby shop owners to display signs to get the word out about the counter protest.