Enduring mystery of New York icon with Welsh owner
Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...
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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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IMMIGRANTS OF A YEAR.; SOME STATISTICS FROM LANDING AGENT MOORE OF ELLIS ISLAND.
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Will Smith initially refused to do the memorable Ellis Island scene in 'Hitch,' the director says
Will Smith initially rejected the memorable "Hitch" scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate ...
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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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Ellis Island
Ellis Island straddles New York and New Jersey and commemorates the immigrant experience. Millions of American stories began at Ellis Island; by some estimates, 40% of people in the country today have ...