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1. Openers
2. ABCs of Immigration Law: First Preference Employment Based Immigration - Aliens of Extraordinary Ability
3. AskVisalaw.com
4. Border and Enforcement News
- Record Number of Foreigners Were Deported in 2011, Officials Say
5. News from the Courts
- Judge Rules for Students in Immigrant-Tuition Suit
- State of Texas v. Cristo Vive, et al.
- Tulsan Awaits U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Immigration
- Alabama Asks Federal Court for Rehearing on Immigration Law Ruling
- Appeals Court Asked to Block Show-Me-Your-Papers Provision of Arizona Anti-Immigration Law
- American Immigration Council Applauds Ruling Allowing Immigration Judges to Consider Evidence of Hardship
6. News Bytes
- Pittsburgh Looking to Increase Immigrant Population
- Stanford Economist: Immigration Reform Initiative Could Reduce Crime
- U Visas Hit a Ceiling
- USCIS Publishes Second Draft of New, Proposed Form I-9 for Review and Comment
- Quick Start to Program Offering Immigrants Reprieve
- Study: First Generation Immigrant Children Do Better in School than US-born Kids
- US Consulate Suspends Visa Processing in Chennai
7. Washington Watch
- Immigration Agents Sue to Stop Obama's Non-Deportation Policy
- Senator Grassley says He's Open to Legal Recourse on Obama Immigration Policy
- ICE Chief of Staff Resigns amid Misconduct Claims
8. Campaign 2012
- Republican Immigration Platform Backs "Self Deportation"
- Poll: Obama Shows Massive Lead Among Hispanic Voters
- Jeb Bush to GOP: Time to Change the Tone on Immigration
- Democratic Platform Focuses on Fixing the Economy
- Obama: I Didn't Promise to Complete Immigration Reform in my First Term
- Kansas Weighs Taking Obama Off Ballot Over "Birther" Accusations
9. Notes From the Visalaw.com Blogs
10. State Department Visa Bulletin: October 2012
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