Resource person: Audra Bullard - office@clehighlands.com

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We are a country of immigrants: the Statue of Liberty towers over Ellis Island, yet we do not welcome immigrants today. The immigration system is broken, and not for the first time. Political leaders, spurred on by a small fraction of nativists, have repeatedly stopped much of the world from immigrating to the US. Think of the Chinese, Japanese, Irish, Italian, and Afghan immigrants, and contrast that to the welcoming given to the Vietnamese. Thousands from Latin America, and a smaller number from Africa and the Middle East, are seeking refuge on our southern border despite not coming close to meeting the carefully crafted statutory definitions of asylum and refugee. This presentation will discuss the history of immigration in the United States, what went wrong, where it is headed under President Trump, and how to fix it.

Charles H. (“Chuck”) Kuck is the Founding Partner of Kuck Baxter LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. Chuck served as the National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association from 2008-2009. He also served as President of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers from 2010-2014, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law for 24 years, currently at Emory Law School. He was named one of the top 5 immigration attorneys in the world by Chambers & Partners again in 2023, the “Best Lawyer-Immigration” in Georgia by Best Lawyers in 2025, a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal in 2025, and previously named one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend magazine. He has practiced immigration law for over 36 years, has successfully litigated tens of thousands of immigration cases, has litigated in Federal Court against the immigration agencies in more than 300 cases, has spoken at numerous legal and business conferences on all types of immigration related topics, has testified in Congress on various aspects of Immigration Law and Immigration Reform, is frequently quoted in the national press, appears regularly on national and local television and cable news outlets, and is a fierce advocate for immigrants and America.

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