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The article discusses the anticipated boost in U.S. immigration if the immigration bill, which was passed by the Senate on June 28, 2013, becomes law. Based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, the immigration reform would add 9.6 billion immigrants to the population by 2023 and 16.2 million by 2033. The Congressional Black Caucus has criticized the Senate for terminating the Diversity Visa Program, through which many African and Caribbean immigrants have secured visas.

Recounts the author's experience while raising her first pig. Interaction between the pig and other farm animals; Naming the pig; Caring for the pig during warm weather; Feeding routine; Dealing with the prospect of butchering the pig.

The article supports with statistics the fact that more Asians, including those that were former Republican supporters, voted for U.S. President Barack Obama during the November 2012 presidential elections than Latinos. It cites post-election surveys which found that 62% of Filipino-Americans and 61% of Vietnamese-Americans voted for Obama, putting them on par with other Asian groups. It cites the reasons why the shift intensified since former U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration.

The article discusses the developments in the immigration policy in the U.S. It focuses on the small number of individuals eligible to apply for legal permanent resident status who are applying for citizenship annually. It cites the move by several immigrant advocacy groups to establish the New Americans Campaign to help green-card holders process their naturalization application. The opinion of Immigration Legal Resource Center executive director Eric Cohen on the developments is also cited.

The article suggests that studies challenge the assumption that the emergency rooms (ER) in the U.S. are jammed with uninsured and disadvantaged patients repeatedly seeking preventive and primary care. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) released several studies that found that frequent users accounted for minority of visits. The article also mentions that the ACEP findings are aligned with the findings of the Center for Studying Health System Change.

The article examines the impact of presidential debates on the U.S. presidential elections. According to the author, scholarship on presidential elections strongly indicates that while the presidential debates may make for high-television viewership, their effect on the decisions of voters is minimal.

The article reports that the U.S. has reassured its commitment to its mutual defense alliance with the Philippines. Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has recently visited the U.S., as his country faces a territorial dispute with China over Scarborough Shoal. While the U.S. has called for a multilateral solution to South China Sea disputes, it has limited diplomatic involvement because the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea has not yet been ratified by the Senate.