It depends where you are coming from
10,000
Ellis island immigrants were deported if they had a disease that was incurable, or sometimes if they failed the Island process.Added: All immigrants had to pass certain medical health, physical, mental, and psychological exams AND have a firm destination in the US to which they were headed to be housed by a friend or family member or employer. If anyone failed the exams or did not have a destination to whch to go, they were returned to their country of origin - EVEN if it meant breaking up a family unit.
Annie Moore became the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island in 1892. She was 15 years old at the time. She came from County Cork, Ireland.She was actually 17, but the press weren't going to let facts get in the way of a good story.New York Magazine (link below) has an interesting article on Annie Moore.Annie Moore a 15 year old girl
So immigrants could become citizens of the U.S.A!!!! THEY HAD TO GET CHECK-UPS. IF THEY WERE ALRIGHT, THEY GO TO NEW YORK CITY. IF THY WERE SICK, THEY HAD TO STAY AT ELLIS ISLAND UNTIL THEY ARE BETTER. THEY WILL GET CHECK-UPS IF THEY FINE, THAT IS GOOD. IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE CHECK-UPS, SOME PEOPLE COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF SOME PEOPLE'S DISEASE.
Yes, many Germans arrived through Ellis Island. Many of the people we would identify as German would have given specific German states as their home country (e.g. Prussia, Bavaria, etc.) More Germans likely arrived through Castle Clinton in New York, as Ellis Island was not yet in use when huge numbers of Germans arrived in the 1860 - 1890 period.
What class had to pass threw Ellis Island
the last immigrant to pass through ellis island
yes.
because if you did not pass the exam in the immigration center they would send you back to your country or keep you in a hospital for a long time
You are referring to Ellis Island. Until 1954, all new immigrants to the United States had to pass through Ellis Island before beginning their new lives in the United States. They had to answer questions and pass a health inspection before they were granted citizenship. See the Related Links below for more information.
mason is a beast
10,000
a 16 year old girl
The very first person to walk through the doors of Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a 15-year-old girl from Ireland. She walked through with her 2 brothers.
Ellis island immigrants were deported if they had a disease that was incurable, or sometimes if they failed the Island process.Added: All immigrants had to pass certain medical health, physical, mental, and psychological exams AND have a firm destination in the US to which they were headed to be housed by a friend or family member or employer. If anyone failed the exams or did not have a destination to whch to go, they were returned to their country of origin - EVEN if it meant breaking up a family unit.
definitely, a bunch of them came because of the potato famine, many settled in new york
ellis island