Travis Packer

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Name: Travis Packer
Date registered: January 6, 2010
URL: http://PolicyCenter

Biography

Travis Packer is a Policy Research Assistant at the Immigration Policy Center. Prior to joining IPC, Mr. Packer worked at the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and before that at the University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights. Mr. Packer received his B.A. in Political Science from North Carolina State University in 2005 and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2009.

Latest posts

  1. What’s the Value of Keeping Undocumented Youth in the Shadows? — August 9, 2011
  2. Microsoft, Experts Stress Need for High-Skilled Immigration in Senate Committee Hearing — July 27, 2011
  3. Lamar Smith’s HALT Act Would Limit Administration’s Ability to Administer Humanitarian Relief — July 26, 2011
  4. U.S. Commerce Secretaries Highlight Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform — July 21, 2011
  5. House Committee Takes Up Bills That Would Indefinitely Detain Immigrants and Eliminate Diversity Visas — July 14, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. ICE Assistant Secretary Stakes his Legacy on Detention Reform — 6 comments
  2. What’s the Value of Keeping Undocumented Youth in the Shadows? — 5 comments
  3. Shining a Light on ICE Misconduct — 4 comments
  4. Border Issues, Border Solutions — 4 comments
  5. Finally, an Immigration Bill that Embraces Racial Profiling! — 4 comments

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Aug
09

What’s the Value of Keeping Undocumented Youth in the Shadows?

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August 9, 2011

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The real life psychological ramifications of young immigrants struggling with their unauthorized status are often glossed over in the larger immigration debate. In a recent journal article, Learning to Be Illegal: Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood, University of Chicago professor Roberto G. Gonzales uses 150 interviews with young Latino …

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Jul
27

Microsoft, Experts Stress Need for High-Skilled Immigration in Senate Committee Hearing

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July 27, 2011

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While the House Judiciary Committee focused on a very different part of immigration yesterday, its Senate counterpart held a hearing on “The Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform.” In the hearing, witnesses testified that immigration reform that makes it easier for high-skilled immigrants to come work in the U.S. is not only good policy, but …

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Jul
26

Lamar Smith’s HALT Act Would Limit Administration’s Ability to Administer Humanitarian Relief

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July 26, 2011

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Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on the “Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act” (HALT Act), introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The bill, which some are calling a political response to recent ICE memos, would suspend the Administration’s ability to exercise certain discretionary forms of immigration protections and relief until …

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Jul
21

U.S. Commerce Secretaries Highlight Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform

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July 21, 2011

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As the American economy continues to level out post-recession, some experts are looking at immigration reform as a way to help start new businesses and aid job creation. A recent letter from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez outlined the economic benefits of reforming our immigration system and, consequently, the …

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Jul
14

House Committee Takes Up Bills That Would Indefinitely Detain Immigrants and Eliminate Diversity Visas

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July 14, 2011

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In the absence of a federal immigration overhaul, state lawmakers have attempted—many in vain—to address immigration at the state-level. Equally misguided, however, are recent efforts by immigration restrictionist to move anti-immigrant legislation on the federal level. Today, the House Judiciary Committee marked up and passed through committee a bill (and will take up another tomorrow …

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Jun
28

Senate Hearing on DREAM Act Emphasizes Need for Relief

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June 28, 2011

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Today, the U.S. Senate held its first ever hearing on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Witnesses such as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Dr. Clifford Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, testified to an overflowing Senate hearing room. The …

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Jun
02

Hill Update: House Considers Immigration Amendments in Appropriations Bill

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June 2, 2011

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This week, the House of Representatives is considering the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, H.R 2017—which is, of course, a golden opportunity for lawmakers to attempt to tack on immigration amendments. As of today, 19 immigration and border related amendments were filed. The House agreed to eight of the amendments and rejected two.

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May
11

Senator Durbin Re-Introduces DREAM Act on Heels of President’s Immigration Speech

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May 11, 2011

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Today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Harry Reid (D-NV) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) re-introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or “DREAM Act,” which would provide a pathway to legal status for the thousands of undocumented students who graduate from high school each year (the companion bill in the House was also introduced …

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May
09

How U.S. Integration Policies Stack up Against Other Countries

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May 9, 2011

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Today, immigration policy analysts discussed the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)—a survey which measures the immigration and integration policies of 31 nations—as well as the survey’s implications for integration policy in the U.S. Overall, the U.S ranked 9th out of the 31 countries surveyed, but first in terms of its strong anti-discrimination laws and protections. …

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Apr
28

DHS Removes Countries from Special Registration List, But Leaves Door Open for Future Placements

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April 28, 2011

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This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will remove all countries from the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Previously, nonimmigrant travelers from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, …

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