Social Issues

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In this Aug. 15, 2012, file photo, a line of people living in the U.S. without legal permission wait outside the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles. California is suing the Trump administration over its decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census. In announcing the lawsuit Tuesday, March 27, 2018, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says adding such a question is a reckless decision that would violate the U.S. Constitution and cause a population undercount. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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In this Feb. 19, 2018, file photo, Nikolas Cruz, accused of murdering 17 people in the Florida high school shooting, appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz was formally charged Wednesday, March 7, with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he is convicted. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

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Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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In this Aug. 11, 2017, photo U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents pick up immigrants suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas. The election of President Donald Trump contributed to a dramatic downturn in migration, causing the number of arrests at the border to hit an all-time low in April and helping the U.S. end the 2017 fiscal year at a 45-year low. But since bottoming out in April, the number of immigrants caught at the southern border has been increasing monthly. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Copies of the 2010 Census forms shown during a news conference Monday, March 15, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Ronald Acuna

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Rebel flag (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators offered a multitude of messages during the "March for Our Lives" rally against gun violence on Saturday in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Pro-gun demonstrators protest during the March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in Washington, on Saturday on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Capitol. Some 800,000 people came to the anticipated rally. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., listens as Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall testifies at a Senate Budget Committee oversight hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

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President Trump said during a March 23 press conference at the White House to announce his signing of a $1.3 trillion omnibus bill, "I say to Congress, 'I will never sign another bill like this again.'" (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the factors involved in immigration reform by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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"It's a funny thing," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. "We're able to accomplish more in the minority than we were when we had the presidency or even were in the majority." (Associated Press)

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A secured entryway is seen at the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Federal officials gave a tour of the South Texas immigration detention facility that has been retooled to house adults with children who have been apprehended at the border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows foreign nationals being arrested this week during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Immigrant advocates on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, decried a series of arrests that federal deportation agents said aimed to round up criminals in Southern California but they believe mark a shift in enforcement under the Trump administration. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

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Emergency vehicles stage near the site of another explosion, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - Students at Roosevelt High School take part in a protest against gun violence Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Seattle. Politicians in Washington state are joining students who walked out of class to protest against gun violence. It was part of a nationwide school walkout that calls for stricter gun laws following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. Advocacy groups said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are rounding up people in large numbers around the country, with roundups in Southern California being especially heavy-handed, as part of stepped-up enforcement under President Donald Trump. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)