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Because that was the POE (Point of Entry) & processing center for the east coast.

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Q: Why did Italian immigrants choose to immigrate to Ellis island?
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What island did Italian immigrants cross?

Ellis island


When did Angel Island open?

It was opened in 1910 and was mainly used for Chinese immigrants to immigrate into the country, after the Chinese exclusion act of 1882.


How much did it cost to immigrate to Ellis Island?

At the time when most people were immigrating to America - particularly Ellis Island - the cost of travel was a lot. This is mostly down to the cost of power and fuel in the boats used to ship immigrants to this region of America. £10 was the average cost to immigrate.


What kind of jobs did Italian immigrants get right after they immigrated through Angel Island?

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Why did people immigrate to Ellis Island?

People did not immigrate to Ellis Island- they immigrated to the US- Ellis Island was their point of entry to the US. People came to the US because of religious persecution, financial opportunity, and fleeing conditions of war or famine in their native countries.


Where do you find out how to Immigrate to the Island of La Reunion?

the island of La Réunion is part of France. The conditions to immigrate are the same as those to get in mainland France.


How did roosevelt handle tense relations with japan?

He asked the Japanese government not to let their workers immigrate to America. (the Americans also had Angel Island, which is where Asian immigrants were detained for questioning before they were allowed into America)


Where did Ellis Island immigrants stay?

The immigrants slept on the ship in Ellis Island.


Did Blacks immigrate through Ellis Island?

Africans came as slaves and there was no Ellis Island at the time.


How did immigrant get to Ellis Island?

Immigrants got to Ellis island by boat


How were immigrants' experiences different at Ellis Island than angel island?

The immigrants who landed at Ellis Island near New York were processed much quicker than immigrants who landed at Angel Island near San Francisco. Angel Island immigrants were held to higher standards than those of Ellis Island.


What countries did immigrants came from that got in angel island?

Most of the immigrants processed at the Angel Island station in San Francisco Bay were Chinese.