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Angel Island and Ellis Island
Immigrants when entering the United States through New York's Ellis Island would see the Statue of Liberty.
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Immigrants entered the United States through the Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor.
Ellis island
Naturilization process
From to 1892 to 1954, all immigrants to the United States arriving on its East Coast had to pass through the Immigration Station on New York City's Ellis Island, before entering New York City and the rest of the country.Immigrants arriving on the West Coast of the U.S. passed through Angel Island.
The immigrants had to go through immigration stations such as Ellis Island and Angel Island. Where they were checked for disease, and had to go through a government inspector to see if they met the legal requirements for entering the United states. Which included proving they had never been convited of a felony, demonstrating that they were able to work, and showing that they had some money. Some immigrants would be held for days, months, and even some up to a year for inspection.
There are no unrestricted immigrants. Even in the 1800’s immigrants went through Ellis Island for processing.
if you mean immigrants to the USA they had to go through Ellis island
Chinese immigrants never went through Ellis Island. They went through Angel Island.14
20 Million immigrants passed through Ellis Island before its closing in 1954