Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. -- or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

Introduction -- The Beginning of the Era of Restriction -- Contributionism in the Prewar Period -- The Quest for Tolerance and Unity -- How Much Did the War Change America? -- The Reemergence of ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

How (and why) immigrants traveled to America -- How immigrants were processed -- How newcomers dealt with delays and coped with detainment or rejection -- How the immigration staff and others viewed ...

Ellis Island closed as an immigration station and detention center. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants arrived by boat in the United State of America. Ellis Island was the largest ...

Ellis Island's successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes. AFP via Getty Images Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived ...

When we genealogists think of immigration through New York City, which was the gateway for millions of our American ancestors, we tend to envision the huge facility Ellis Island, now a museum and ...

All of my grandparents emigrated from St. Kitts. Records of my paternal grandparents are available on the Ellis Island website between 1912 and 1922, but none of my maternal grandparents can be ...

From 1892 to 1930, Ellis Island was the first experience of life in America for millions of immigrants. That first experience was dramatic, exciting, terrifying and unforgettable. And the immigrants ...

Inside one of the most famous monuments in the world is a bronze plaque that reads, in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your ...

They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...