Mr. Becker received his J.D. from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received his undergraduate degree in Spanish and Psychology from the University of Montana-Missoula. Mr. Becker was also the recipient of a grant from the U.S. Fulbright Program to conduct research in El Salvador. He has studied and/or worked in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Spain, Argentina, and Mexico. Previously, he worked for more than two years with an immigration law office, where he practiced primarily in the area of asylum and family-based immigration.

Mr. Becker is fluent in Spanish.