Social Issues

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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 file photo, Ronnie Millar, of the Boston-based Irish International Immigrant Center, addresses a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, where immigration activists and labor groups gathered to oppose the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data provided to The Associated Press show that more than 1,300 Europeans were deported through June 24. About 1,450 Europeans were deported in 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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FILE - In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 file photo, Andrew Mannett, of Boston, holds a sign supporting President Donald Trump during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, where immigration activists and labor groups gathered to oppose the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. John Cunningham, a businessman and former chair of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Boston, was deported to Ireland the previous day. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data provided to The Associated Press show that more than 1,300 Europeans were deported through June 24. About 1,450 Europeans were deported in 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office said she's responsible for more than half a billion dollars collected by Democrats in the last 15 years. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, sent a first-of-its-kind waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeking federal funding for a state-administered family planning program that excludes abortion providers and their affiliates. (Associated Press)

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Oakland city officials including Mayor Libby Schaaf, right, police chief Anne Kirkpatrick, second from right, and city administrator Sabrina Landreth, second from let, exit federal court after a hearing, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Francisco. Civil rights lawyers say a federal judge should consider holding Oakland, California, city and police officials in contempt of court for mishandling an internal affairs investigation of several officers alleged to have sexually exploited an underage prostitute. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf waits to address the media after a federal court hearing, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Francisco. Civil rights lawyers say a federal judge should consider holding Oakland, California, city and police officials in contempt of court for mishandling an internal affairs investigation of several officers alleged to have sexually exploited an underage prostitute. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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From left, Oakland city officials including city administrator Sabrina Landreth, police chief Anne Kirkpatrick, and Mayor Libby Schaaf wait to talk to the media after a federal court hearing, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Francisco. Civil rights lawyers say a federal judge should consider holding Oakland, California, city and police officials in contempt of court for mishandling an internal affairs investigation of several officers alleged to have sexually exploited an underage prostitute. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Plaintiffs attorneys John Burris, center, and Jim Chanin, right, exit federal court after a hearing, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Francisco. Civil rights lawyers say a federal judge should consider holding Oakland, California, city and police officials in contempt of court for mishandling an internal affairs investigation of several officers alleged to have sexually exploited an underage prostitute. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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From left, Oakland city officials including city administrator Sabrina Landreth, police chief Anne Kirkpatrick and Mayor Libby Schaaf field questions from the media after a federal court hearing, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Francisco. Civil rights lawyers say a federal judge should consider holding Oakland, California, city and police officials in contempt of court for mishandling an internal affairs investigation of several officers alleged to have sexually exploited an underage prostitute. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Dave Reed, R-Indiana speaks with members of the media at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, July 10, 2017. For the second straight year, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will let a state budget bill become law despite the fact that it is badly out of balance as he presses Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Legislature to approve a tax package big enough to avoid a credit downgrade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Pennsylvania Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, leaves a committee meeting at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, July 10, 2017. For the second straight year, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will let a state budget bill become law despite the fact that it is badly out of balance as he presses Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Legislature to approve a tax package big enough to avoid a credit downgrade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Pennsylvania House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, leaves a committee meeting at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, July 10, 2017. For the second straight year, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will let a state budget bill become law despite the fact that it is badly out of balance as he presses Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Legislature to approve a tax package big enough to avoid a credit downgrade. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Richard Baum, the acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, right, Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, center, and Vermont Human Services Secretary Al Gobeille answer questions at a news conference on Monday, July 10, 2017 in Burlington, Vt. Baum, the White House "drug czar" praised Vermont for its opioid addiction treatment system, which he said is a valuable national model. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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ADDS NAME OF MAN AS RUSS TIDWELL - Russ Tidwell, a former lobbyist who is helping minority rights groups sue Texas over Republican-drawn voting maps enters the federal court house, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Antonio, where a redistricting trial is set to begin. Federal courts earlier this year found that Texas passed election laws to purposefully discriminate against Hispanic and black voters and the trial starting today could redraw Texas voting maps before 2018 and bolster Democratic efforts to reclaim Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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ADDS NAME OF MAN AS RUSS TIDWELL - Russ Tidwell, a former lobbyist who is helping minority rights groups sue Texas over Republican-drawn voting maps holds a set of maps as he makes his way to the federal court house, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Antonio, where a redistricting trial is set to begin. Federal courts earlier this year found that Texas passed election laws to purposefully discriminate against Hispanic and black voters and the trial starting Monday could redraw Texas voting maps before 2018 and bolster Democratic efforts to reclaim Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, talks with the media before entering the federal court house for a redistricting trial, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Antonio. Federal courts earlier this year found that Texas passed election laws to purposefully discriminate against Hispanic and black voters and the trial starting today could redraw Texas voting maps before 2018 and bolster Democratic efforts to reclaim Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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A man enters the federal court house, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Antonio, where a redistricting trial is set to begin. Federal courts earlier this year found that Texas passed election laws to purposefully discriminate against Hispanic and black voters and the trial starting Monday could redraw Texas voting maps before 2018 and bolster Democratic efforts to reclaim Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Boxes are pushed into the federal court house, Monday, July 10, 2017, in San Antonio, where a redistricting trial is set to begin. Federal courts earlier this year found that Texas passed election laws to purposefully discriminate against Hispanic and black voters and the trial starting Monday could redraw Texas voting maps before 2018 and bolster Democratic efforts to reclaim Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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