[dennisw]

You know this story is probally very complicated for several reasons. Before , I believe 1920 I think the immigration policies were a tad different. People sort of just showed up.

You better hit the history books. My grandparents came through Ellis Island circa 1904. Diseased people were turned back. Sent back to Europe

Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals : American Family Immigration ...

Between 1892 and 1924 over 22 million passengers and members of ships' crews came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York. www.ellisisland.org/ - 22k - May 17, 2006 - Cached - Similar pages

[catholicfreeper]

You are quite right diseased people were sent back to Europe. However the average transfer time I read for Ellis Island was less than a day for about everyone else