[liberalh8ter]

Ellis Island opened in 1892. ALL of those 1900 immigrants passed through there and had rigorous health checks, proof that they wouldn’t be a burden on the USA, had to have skills and ability to support themselves, had to have a sponsor in the USA to be admitted, and more.

My Grandmother arrived from Ireland with a fever. She was sent right back to Ireland. It took her another two years of working and saving to make the trip again.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“It took her another two years of working and saving to make the trip again.”

Wow, that was brutal. Can you imagine scrimping and saving only to be turned around when you arrived? You might have been perfectly healthy when you boarded the ship and caught a disease at sea, too.

My dad was three years old when he arrived at Ellis Island with his older brother, older sister, and my grandparents. Fortunately, they all got through. My 7 year old uncle was traumatized by physical exam.