Copy of Ellis Island:Emma
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ELLIS ISLAND
EMMA
THE DOORWAY TO THAT PROMISED LAND WAS ELLIS ISLAND IN NEWYORK BAY.
FROM 1892 TO 1943 ELLIS ISLAND WAS THE MAIN IMMIGRATION CENTER.
MOST OF THEM WERE POOR;
ALL OF THEM WANTED A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.
THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED USING ELLIS ISLAND
AS ITS MAIN IMMIGRATION CENTER IN 1943.
MORE THAN 16 MILLION PEOPLE NEWLY ARRIVED FROM EUROPE
AND PASSED THROUGH ITS WAREHOUSE LIKE BUILDINGS.
TODAY FOUR OUT OF TEN AMERICANS HAVE AN
ANCESTOR WHO ARRIVED AT ELLIS ISLAND.
ON ELLIS ISLAND THEY WERE EXAMINED BY DOCTORS
TO BE SURE THAT THEY WERE HEALTHY.
TODAY THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COME TO ELLIS ISLAND
THIS TIME FROM AMERICA.
FOR MILLIONS OF SAD AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE
AMERICA WAS THE LAND OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY.
