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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sheba Velasco, a Mayan interpreter (the Ixil language, which has about 70,000 speakers in Guatemala) who's seen her business grow with the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America., Alexandria, Va., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Landry Bryant, 16, left, and his step mother Shanna Samson of Alexandria, Va., who both just recently moved from the St. Louis area, stand with approximately 30 people protesting outside the White House as part of a national ÒDay of RageÓ organized by the group "Anonymous" over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen earlier this month in Ferguson, Missouri, Washington, D.C., Thursday, August 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Landry Bryant, 16 and his sister Imena Samson-Bryant, 9 of Alexandria, Va., who just recently moved from the St. Louis area, stand with approximately 30 people protesting outside the White House as part of a national ÒDay of RageÓ organized by the group "Anonymous" over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen earlier this month in Ferguson, Missouri, Washington, D.C., Thursday, August 21, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rowers make their way down the Potomac River at sunrise, Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alexandria Food and Wine Festival.

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Gina Cavallaro of Alexandria, Va., talks with an insurance agent after a large tree branch damaged her car during last night's storm in the Belle View neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The violent midnight storm damaged homes, cars and left thousands without power. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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A car remains crushed under pine trees in the aftermath of last night's storm in the Belle View neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The violent midnight storm damaged homes, cars and left thousands without power. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Gina Cavallaro of Alexandria, Va., talks with an insurance agent after a large tree branch damaged her car during last night's storm in the Belle View neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The violent midnight storm damaged homes, cars and left thousands without power. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Elijah Green, 3, uses his strength to try to pick up a large pumpkin during a trip to the Immanuel Church on the Hill pumpkin patch, in Alexandria, VA., Monday, October 14, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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A young spectator, second from right, covers his ears as members of the 1st Virginia Regiment march past him in the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rowers make their way down the Potomac River at sunrise, Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rowers make their way down the Potomac River at sunrise, Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)