Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House, discusses immigration reform before a group of students, faculty and others at California State University, Sacramento, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Earlier she was shouted down by young immigrants at an event in San Francisco where she was trying to drum up support for legislation the would grant legal status to young immigrants. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she understands the frustration of people who disrupted her news conference yesterday. The San Francisco Democrat left after protesters shouted her down. Pelosi called the news conference to push legislation to protect young illegal immigrants from being deported. Protesters accused Democrats of being weak on immigration and supporting widespread deportations during the Obama administration. They’re also angry that Democratic leaders are pursuing a deal on a bill with President Trump.