[hanamizu]

Me, too. My dad was three back in 1927 when he, his older brother, his older sister, and mom & dad arrived at Elis Island. They got the full treatment. If you didn’t pass the health exam, you weren’t admitted.

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My grandpa passed through Ellis Island in 1899. The health inspectors were especially worried about tuberculosis and an eye disease. If you were sick with something else they would hospitalize you until you got better. Their attitude apparently was err on the side of letting you in rather than the contrary.

On the other hand, my grandpa had to have a ‘sponsor’ who would agree to make sure grandpa did not become a public charge. No welfare, food stamps, etc.

[FamiliarFace]

Same for my grandparents. Grandpa came over as a child in 1897, and Grandma came as a teenager with part of her family, around 1910 or so. I don’t remember the year, maybe even as late as 1917. Both were at Ellis Island with their families until they could be examined and were shown to have no illnesses. They had to have a sponsor to make sure they wouldn’t be a burden to the government. No handouts.