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In this May 1, 2017 photo, Yazmin Irazoqui Ruiz, 25, of Albuquerque, N.M., speaks at an immigration rally in Albuquerque and about her mixed feelings regarding Cinco de Mayo. President Donald Trump's immigration policies and rhetoric are leaving some Mexican Americans and immigrants feeling at odds with a day they already thought was appropriated by beer and liquor companies, event promoters and local bars. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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FILE--In this May 5, 2015, file photo, dancers from Jalisco, Mexico, perform during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Portland, Ore. President Donald Trump's immigration policies and rhetoric are leaving some Mexican Americans and immigrants feeling at odds with a day they already thought was appropriated by beer and liquor companies, event promoters and local bars. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)
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Maya Martinez, a manager at the Rio Bravo Brewing Company in Albuquerque, N.M., pours a craft beer on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, just days before the brewery was set to unveil a new beer on Cinco de Mayo. President Donald Trump's immigration policies and rhetoric are leaving some Mexican Americans and immigrants feeling at odds with a day they already thought was appropriated by beer and liquor companies, event promoters and local bars. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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FILE - In this June 18, 2016, photo, police remove Michael Sandford as then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Officials say Sandford has been deported after nearly 11 months in U.S. custody for trying to grab a police officer's gun in a bid to kill Trump at a campaign rally. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman said Sandford was escorted Wednesday, May 3, 2017, by federal agents aboard a commercial aircraft for his flight home to England. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the Republican health care bill passed in the House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Immigration advocates march against President Trump’s policies and rhetoric. Many who received amnesty under President Reagan are calling for another one. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **
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CBS "Late Night" host Stephen Colbert responded on May 4, 2017, to controversy surrounding a gay sex joke he made earlier in the week to attack President Donald Trump. (CBS "Late Night" screenshot)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, a doctor and former congressman, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 29, 2017, before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing to outline the Trump administration's proposals to trim the HHS budget. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Elinore McCance-Katz, chief medical officer at the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, is seen at a state office in Cranston, R.I., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. McCance-Katz is President Donald Trump's pick to marshal the government’s response to the opioid epidemic and assist people with mental illness doesn’t quite fit the mold of some of his other nominees. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Elinore McCance-Katz, chief medical officer at the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, is seen at a state office in Cranston, R.I., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. McCance-Katz is President Donald Trump's pick to marshal the government’s response to the opioid epidemic and assist people with mental illness doesn’t quite fit the mold of some of his other nominees. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, left, D-Topeka, confers with House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., right, R-Olathe, outside the Senate chamber, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Ryckman is showing Hensley figures related to a proposal for increasing income taxes to fix the state budget, trying to persuade Hensley that it also raises enough new revenue to boost aid to public schools. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Escorted by supporters, sanctuary church resident Ingrid Encalada Latorre, center, exits the Jefferson County Courthouse, in Golden, Colo., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Latorre, an immigrant who has been living in a Denver church to avoid deportation, feared being arrested by federal immigration agents as she ventured out of her sanctuary to be present at a court hearing May 3 to fight for a chance to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. listens to reporters questions during a media availability, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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A sign sits in welcome to those entering Balch Springs, Texas, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Police in Texas said Friday that they found the abandoned truck of a murder suspect near the U.S.-Mexico border, three days after the man was accused of stabbing his wife to death in their home near Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this photo taken April 27, 2017, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is seen at the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington. Shulkin says his department is seeking to close perhaps more than 1,100 VA facilities nationwide as it develops plans to allow more veterans to receive medical care in the private sector. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Aug. 17. The 18-year-old black man was fatally shot by a white officer, Darren Wilson. A grand jury declined to indict Wilson, and the U.S. Justice Department opted against civil rights charges. Wilson later resigned. Brown's death led to months protests and became a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) ** FILE **
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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Brown family shows Michael Brown. The 18-year-old black man was fatally shot by a white officer, Darren Wilson, in August 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury declined to indict Wilson, and the U.S. Justice Department opted against civil rights charges. Wilson later resigned. The death of Brown, who was unarmed, led to months of occasionally violent protests and became a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement, which rebukes police treatment of minorities. (Courtesy of the Brown Family via AP, File)
