Immigration

Immigrants were ferried from the New Jersey Harbor to Ellis Island.

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An immigrant's clothes were written on with chalk if he was suspected to have any medical problem.

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The most common physical problem noted among immigrants was heart disease.

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Most immigrants only stayed at Ellis island for three to five hours.

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Approximately 250,000 people were not allowed to enter the United States for medical or legal reasons.

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If immigrants could not understand English, they were unable to answer the questions at Great Hall. Therefore, the immigrant was sent back to his native country.

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Visa cards were issued to the immigrants who passed inspection.

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After all tests were passsed, most immigrants were ferried to Battery Park in Manhattan.

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Most passangers could not afford to come first class to America.

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One reason immigrants were given a physical exam is to find out if he could work and support himself.

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Every immigrant came to the United States voluntarily .

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An immigrant would be sent back to his homeland if he had committed a crime in the old country.

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It was a law in America that all immigrants keep their given names.

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Ellis Island closed over 100 years ago.

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Ellis Island is now an immigration museum.

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Many immigrants have played an important role in America.

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Due to the number of people detained at Ellis Island, children were not allowed to play.

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The steamboat company that brought you to Ellis Island had to pay for your trip back to the old country if you were not accepted into America.

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All immigrants left their homelands because of religious beliefs.

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If immigrants had a job waiting for them in America, they would possibly be sent back to their homeland.

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