Social Issues

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets attendees in the Assembly Chamber, including State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, left, prior to delivering his state budget address at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Walker, a conservative Republican, put forward a surprisingly liberal budget Wednesday that includes a huge boost in funding for schools, sizable tuition cuts for college students and increased tax breaks for the working poor. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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In a Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 photo, Cuban health worker Veidy Diaz, center, is greeted by family and friends as she talks on the phone after finally leaving the immigration and customs section of Miami International Airport. She was part of the group of Cuban health workers that traveled from Colombia after being allowed entry to the United States. She and other Cuban doctors arriving in Miami this week under the Cuban Medical Professionals Parole said they’re relieved to be arriving, during an uncertain time for immigrants to the U.S. under President Donald Trump, but concerned about colleagues left behind. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

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Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos is locked in a van that is stopped by protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Phoenix. Apparently fearing her deportation, activists blocked the gates surrounding the office near central Phoenix in what the Arizona Republic says was an effort to block several vans and a bus inside from leaving. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP)

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A protester locked himself to the van carrying Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos that is stopped by protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Phoenix. Apparently fearing her deportation, activists blocked the gates surrounding the office near central Phoenix in what the Arizona Republic says was an effort to block several vans and a bus inside from leaving. Police arrested several protesters Wednesday night after they blocked enforcement vans. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP)

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Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos is locked in a van that is stopped in the street by protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Phoenix. Apparently fearing her deportation, activists blocked the gates surrounding the office near central Phoenix in what the Arizona Republic says was an effort to block several vans and a bus inside from leaving. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP)

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2001, file photo, refugees, right, gather on one side of a fence to talk with international journalists about their journey that brought them to the Island of Nauru. U.S. officials had stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States but would return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as "dumb,” an Australian minister said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. U.S. officials had stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States but would return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as "dumb,” an Australian minister said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

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Top Navy admiral lawyers at the Pentagon are suspected of illegally interfering in the case of Senior Chief Petty Officer Keith E. Barry, who was convicted of sexual assault in 2014 and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge and three years in prison. (Associated Press/File)

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Illustration on prescription drug advertising by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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FILE - In a Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 file photo, Victoria firefighters respond to a fire at the Islamic Center of Victoria, in Victoria, Texas. Federal investigators say the fire that destroyed a South Texas mosque has been ruled arson and at this time there's no evidence of a hate crime. A $30,000 reward was offered Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, for information leading to arrests and indictments over the pre-dawn fire at the Victoria Islamic Center. (Barclay Fernandez/The Victoria Advocate via AP, File)

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Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, talks with Illinois State Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, on the Senate floor prior to Senate Bill 11, the pension reform bill, coming up for a vote at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate's attempt Wednesday to bust open a longstanding budget stalemate did not bode well for ending the nation's longest state-budget drought since World War II. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, left, talks with State Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, after Senate Bill 11, the pension reform bill, failed by a vote of 18-29, with 10 present votes, on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate's attempt Wednesday to bust open a longstanding budget stalemate did not bode well for ending the nation's longest state-budget drought since World War II. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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In this Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, photo, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game in Phoenix. Bailey had arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs from his pitching elbow on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, and is expected to be on the disabled list at the start of the season. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

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Women participate in a group session at the Austin Street Center's women's day resource program called "The Sisterhood" on Jan. 17, 2017 in Dallas. The program addresses the challenges of homeless women. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, East Los Angeles high school students protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump outside Los Angeles City Hall. Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and conscience protections have put two constituencies on edge: LGBT advocates already wary of President Donald Trump and religious conservatives determined to hold him to his campaign promises. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)