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 ...
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 ...
Ellis Island became the nation’s primary federal immigration station when it opened on January 1, 1892. After World War I, the U.S. imposed strict immigration quotas, which decreased the number ...
A key piece in the US immigration puzzle, Ellis Island was the point of entry for millions of people from all around the world, but mostly Europe. In this gallery, we look at what life was like at ...
(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 ...
The Honorable Frederick A. Wallin, former Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, will speak this evening in Sanders Theatre at 8 o'clock on "Immigration and Americanization." Mr. Wallis ...
The US has seen its largest surge in immigration in its history under the Biden Administration — surpassing the Ellis Island-era migration boom that changed the face of the nation forever ...
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 ...