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In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media from the government offices in Sydney. Turnbull said Tuesday, April 18, 2017, that the country will scrap a temporary visa for skilled foreign workers, arguing that Australians must be given priority for Australian jobs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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Illustration on the diminishing returns of the $15 minimum wage quest by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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This undated photo provided by Michael Hutton, shows Michael Hutton of Kasilof, Alaska. Hutton, who explored getting health insurance under Obamacare. Hutton is among scores who go without health insurance because they can't afford it in Alaska, which has some of the highest health care costs in the nation. (Michael Hutton via AP)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, Medical Assistant Lona Coleman demonstrates the process for the intake of drug screen specimens at Excela Health WORKS Occupational Health Center in Irwin, Pa. Companies drug test in the workplace, either before offering jobs to candidates or after accidents. Advocates say it boosts safety and productivity and cuts personnel problem costs, but business leaders say it complicates the already difficult task of hiring good people. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)

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3. Angela Merkel, 63, Chancellor of Germany. She is also the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel has been described at various times as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman in the world. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni gestures during a press conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, Friday, April 14, 2017. Gentiloni urged Alitalia workers on Friday to approve a compromise deal to relaunch Italy's struggling flagship airline that was reached in last-ditch, government-mediated negotiations between unions and Alitalia management. (Giuseppe Lami/ANSA via AP)

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"The fact is that people are concerned about the changes over health care," said Rep. Mike Coffman of a rather heated town hall meeting. (Associated Press)

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"The fact is that people are concerned about the changes over health care," said Rep. Mike Coffman of a rather heated town hall meeting. (Associated Press)

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John Slater, a United Airlines vice president, testifies at a City Council committee hearing in Chicago on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Slater said that bumping passengers to accommodate airline employees happens infrequently, and that federal guidelines requiring rest for crew members made it necessary to get the employees on the United flight in which Dr. David Dao was dragged from on Sunday. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

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Interns Alberto Larabee, left, and Arthur Holte, center, explain their job responsibilities to Gov. Scott Walker, right, Monday, April 10, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Eau Claire, Wis. The governor visited the hospital as part of a daylong tour highlighting workforce development initiatives for employing people with disabilities. (Steve Kinderman/The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram via AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, The HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. The Trump administration has released limited fixes for shaky Obama-era health insurance markets. At the same time, officials say the administration remains set on repealing the underlying law that created the markets and now covers millions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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People react after the Lansing City Council voted 5-2 to rescind the sanctuary city declaration Wednesday, April 12, 2017, during a special city council meeting at City Hall in Lansing, Mich. Citizens from both sides spoke for nearly three hours before the council voted 5-2 to remove the 'Sanctuary City' designation. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

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Lansing City Council member Kathy Dunbar speaks about her decision to vote against rescinding Lansing's 'Sanctuary City' status Wednesday, April 12, 2017. The council voted 5-2 to rescind the sanctuary city declaration, during a special city council meeting at City Hall in downtown Lansing. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

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President Donald Trump pretends to drive as he gets in an 18-wheeler as he meets with truckers and CEOs regarding healthcare on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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FILE - This Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, shows a sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google says it is "taken aback" by the Labor Department’s claim that it does not compensate women fairly. The company says it conducts "rigorous analyses" that its pay practices are gender-blind and analysts who calculate suggested pay do not have access to an employee’s gender data. The company says it analyzed 52 major job categories in 2016 and found "no gender pay gap." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has launched a petition against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, asking the tycoon to pay his workers "adequate" wages. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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In this March 4, 2017 photograph, UAW president Dennis Williams calls for Nissan auto workers to demand their rights during a speech before thousands gathered at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant. The National Labor Relations Board on March 31, 2017, leveled new charges that Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency at Nissan's Mississippi plant are violating workers' rights. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)