A look inside Ellis Island during its heyday
The famous "Gateway to America" opened more than 130 years ago on New Year's Day. What was it like for the more than 12 ...
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Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island
more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...
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We nearly lost Ellis Island. We can do more to preserve this national treasure
About 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis ... Fiorella La Guardia worked as a translator — he spoke Italian, Yiddish and Croatian — at Ellis Island, including its hospital, while ...
Can the US handle more immigration? History and the Census suggest the answer is yes.
U.S. Census data shows the foreign-born population made up 13.9% of the total in 2022 and suggests it hit 15% last year.
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What Ellis Island Looked Like To Millions Of Immigrants In Its Heyday
Nearly 12 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island's immigration station from its opening in 1892 to 1954, when it closed. But the number of immigrants dropped significantly by 1924 ...
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Morning Five: Ellis Island
(AP Photo) On New Year’s Day in 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants on its first day. Five facts about Ellis Island ...
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The Open Door policy and immigration to 1928
From 1892 immigrants were taken to Ellis Island in New York to be 'processed'. They received a medical inspection and if they failed they were sent back to where they came from. For these ...
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Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island
more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known. But Ellis was also a place ...