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Trena Turner, pastor of the non-denominational Victory in Praise Church in Stockton, opens a four-day conference on economic inequality in Modesto, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. The Vatican is bringing its conversation on economic inequality to California's Central Valley. It comes at a time when the world is grappling with an America-first agenda and to a place where the economy is poor and relies on migrant labor. The four-day conference is an offshoot of global meetings launched by Pope Francis nearly three years ago to explore the "economy of exclusion." (AP Photo/Janie Har)
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska, that focused on the state's response to widespread opioid abuse. Walker this week issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of opioids in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Alaska state medical officer Jay Butler addresses reporters during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska, that focused on the state's response to widespread opioid abuse. Gov. Bill Walker this week issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of opioids in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signs an administrative order outlining measures aimed at combating opioid abuse in Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker this week issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of opioids in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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In this photo taken Feb. 9, 2017, Silvia Camarillo holds a poster from a meeting she attended in Bolivia in her office at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Ceres, Calif. Camarillo attended the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Bolivia and will be at the upcoming four-day meeting the Vatican is co-hosting in Modesto where clergy and grassroots activists are expected to strategize ways to resist White House policies targeting immigrants, refugees and religious minorities. (Joan Barnett Lee/The Modesto Bee via AP)
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About 100 Paso Robles High School students held a demonstration at the edge of campus during their lunch break in Paso Robles, Calif. Thursday Feb. 16, 2017 as part of a national "day without immigrants." Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to Americas economy, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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Hundreds protest recent ICE raids in Austin, Texas, at the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in Austin during the "Day Without Immigrants" on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to Americas economy, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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"A Day Without Immigrants," participants head inside the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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Participants in the "A Day Without Immigrants," including dancers from Mexica Yolotl, a traditional Aztec group of Mexico-Americans from the Twin Cities, head inside the Minnesota State Capitol after marching from the Mexican consulate Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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A large crowd of "A Day Without Immigrants," participants filled much of the inside of the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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Participants in the "Day Without Immigrants," including members of Mexica Yolotl, a traditional Aztec group of Mexico-American dancers and drummers from the Twin Cities, fill the steps outside the Minnesota State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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Marchers head down east 7th Street from the Mexican consulate to the State Capitol during a "A Day Without Immigrants" protest Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. It was part of a nationwide rally designed to show how important immigrants are to daily life. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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Indigenous dancers lead a group of "A Day Without Immigrants" protesters up to the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. It was part of a nationwide rally designed to show how important immigrants are to daily life. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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Eva Marquez, 6, waves the flag of Mexico while riding on her father Marco's shoulders during a protest for a +Day Without Immigrants" protest Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. It was part of a nationwide rally designed to show how important immigrants are to daily life. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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A sign alerts customers that restaurant VegeNation is closed in support of the Day Without Immigrants protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and its way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Kansas state Reps. John Barker, left, R-Abilene, and Steven Johnson, right, R-Assaria, watch one of the House's electronic vote-tallying boards as the chamber approves a bill increasing personal income taxes to help balance the state budget, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Johnson is chairman of the House Taxation Committee, which drafted the measure (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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A demonstrator waves a t-shirt during a protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in San Francisco. Immigrants around the country have been staying home from work and school today, hoping to demonstrate their importance to America's economy and its way of life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Mahena Tula, left, and her friend Maria Rios shout slogans during a protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in San Francisco. Immigrants around the country have been staying home from work and school today, hoping to demonstrate their importance to America's economy and its way of life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Elena Sanchez joins a protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in San Francisco. Immigrants around the country have been staying home from work and school today, hoping to demonstrate their importance to America's economy and its way of life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
