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FILE - In this April 18, 2017, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera bats against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus says he expects Cabrera to come off the disabled list on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, to play Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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Seattle Police Officers stage near a May Day protest, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Seattle. Immigrant and union groups marched in cities across the United States on Monday, to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. The day has become a rallying point for immigrants in the U.S. since demonstrations were held in 2006 against a proposed immigration enforcement bill. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working conditions.
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The Horror of Paying $15 per Hour Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Police officers make a formation near a spider-shaped prop used during a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Portland said the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Police officers make a formation near a fire during a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Portland said the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Immigrant rights advocates speak out against immigration policies of President Donald Trump while placing themselves in "mock detention" in Albuquerque, N.M., to mark May Day on Monday, May 1, 2017. The demonstrations on May Day, celebrated as International Workers' Day, follow similar actions worldwide in which protesters from the Philippines to Paris demanded better working condition. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Angela Patrick, 48, holds a sign above her head as she listens during a May Day rally at the state Capitol, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Lansing, Mich. Immigrant groups and their allies have joined forces to carry out marches, rallies and protests in cities nationwide next week to mark May Day, saying there's renewed momentum to fight back against Trump administration policies. (AP Photo/Christopher Hermann)
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Protesters cast shadows as they walk with a sign during a May Day rally Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. Thousands of people took to the streets across the nation Monday to march in May Day rallies, calling for immigration reform, workers' rights and police accountability. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Thousands of protesters fill the street as they march during a May Day rally Monday, May 1, 2017, in Los Angeles. Thousands of people took to the streets across the nation Monday to march in May Day rallies, calling for immigration reform, workers' rights and police accountability. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Protesters gather during a May Day rally in Daley Plaza in Chicago on Monday, May 1, 2017. Thousands of people from New England to the Midwest to the Southwest chanted, picketed and protested Monday as demonstrations raged against President Donald Trump's immigration policies along with the traditional May Day marching in favor of labor. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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Police disperse people participating in a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Portland said the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Police try to disperse people participating in a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Police in Portland said the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Protesters march through the street as police hold back traffic in Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Immigrant and union groups will march in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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People participate in a May Day rally in the South Park Blocks' Shemanski Park in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Some 200 people including some families with children in Portland joined many thousands of others across the country in pro-labor, pro-immigration and anti-Donald Trump rallies on May Day. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
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Protesters march through the street in Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Several thousand protestors marched through downtown, disrupting traffic. Immigrant and union groups will march in cities across the United States to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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A group dances during a May Day rally and march at Shemanski Park in downtown Portland, Ore., Monday, May 1, 2017. Some 200 people including some families with children in Portland joined many thousands of others across the country in pro-labor, pro-immigration and anti-Donald Trump rallies on May Day. (Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP)
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Nancy Kohn, of Boston, holds a Donald Trump puppet and a placard during a May Day rally, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Chelsea, Mass. Thousands of people chanted, picketed and marched on cities across America on Monday as May Day demonstrations raged against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Demonstrators display placards and chant slogans during a May Day rally, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Chelsea, Mass. Thousands of people chanted, picketed and marched on cities across America on Monday as May Day demonstrations raged against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Demonstrators display placards and chant slogans during a May Day rally, Monday, May 1, 2017, in Chelsea, Mass. Thousands of people chanted, picketed and marched on cities across America on Monday as May Day demonstrations raged against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
