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ELLIS ISLAND
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Paula Andrea lvarez
Araceli Ramrez
Jorge Medina Ortz

English Teacher:
Luz Mara Corts
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6/NOV/2015

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe
free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless,
tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
Emma Lazarus
Brief History of Eliis Island

The island which became the Golden Door to the United States had very humble
beginnings: It was originally only 3.3 acres, later expanded to 27.5 acres by landfill
from subway excavations. Earlier in our history the island had a number of names
such as Gull, Oyster, and Gibbets Island.
Located in the upper New York Bay, a short distance from the New Jersey shore,
Ellis Island was originally known to American Indians as Kioshk, or Gull Island,
named for the birds that were its only inhabitants. Consisting of nothing more than
three acres of soft mud and clay, it was so low that it barely rose above the hightide level of the bay.
During the Revolutionary War the islands ownership fell into the hands of Samuel
Ellis. The island was of little worth until the government realized its strategic value

as a fort to defend against British invasion.The government obtained the island and
hastily built Fort Gibson; however, the fort was not needed in the War of 1812 and
served as an ammunition storehouse. (National Park Service)
Ellis Island Timeline:

April 11, 1890 - It was designated as an immigration station.

January 1, 1892 - It opened as an immigration station.
June 14, 1897 - Some buildings were destroyed by fire, but all persons
safely evacuated.
December 17, 1900 - It reopened as a larger scale immigration station.
Between 1917-1919 - It served as a detention center for enemy aliens, a
way station for navy personnel and as an army hospital.
1919 - Served as a deportation center and immigration station until 1954.
1924 - Mass immigration ended. Immigrants were now inspected in
countries of origin.
Between 1939-1946 - Part of Ellis was used as a Coast Guard Station.
Between 1941-1954 - Part of Ellis served as a detention center for enemy
aliens.
November 29, 1954 - Ellis Island was closed.
May 11, 1965 - It was added by Presidential Proclamation to the Statue of
Liberty National Monument.
1976 - It was opened to the public for limited seasonal visitation.
1984 - It was closed for $160 million restoration, funded and managed by
the Statue of Liberty--Ellis Island Foundation.
September 10, 1990 It reopened with extensive facilities including a new
museum and exhibits.

Early Immigration to New York

Prior to 1890, when the federal government took the responsibility, each state
regulated affairs relating to immigration. Immigrants to New York could disembark
from their ships on any pier and they were free to go without any burdensome
inspection until 1855 when an immigration station was built at Castle Garden, in
the Battery. Over time the public became outraged at the corruption associated
with immigration and at the unfair treatment of immigrants at Castle Garden.

The immigration station was

then moved to Ellis Island, the
last of three choices. (History
Channel) The $500,000 station
opened on January 1, 1892, and
a greatly-reduced number of
immigrants entered due to
immigration restrictions.
Seven years later the station a
long with important immigrationrelated papers dating back to
1855- was destroyed by a fire
(causes unknown).

A new larger-scale building was constructed, opening on December 17,

1900. Immigration dropped dramatically during World War I, and the island was
used as a detention center for enemy aliens, a Navy way station, and an Army
hospital. In 1924 most immigrants were inspected in their home countries and, as a
result, massive immigration ended.
Part of Ellis served as a Coast Guard station between 1939-1946, and once again
as a detention center from 1941 until the island was closed on November 29, 1954,
when the immigration station moved to Manhattan. (U.S. Department of the
Interior: National Park Service. Ellis Island: Gateway to America.)
Reasons for emigrating to America
In his book, A Nation of Immigrants, John F. Kennedy writes, There were probably
as many reasons for coming to America as there were people who came. It was a
highly individual decision. Historians agree that three social forces were the chief
motivators for the mass migration to America: religious persecution, political
oppression and economic hardship. It is, however, almost impossible to relate such
a combination of overwhelming circumstances to the experience of one immigrant,
or even of one family.
Although more than 12 million people passed through Ellis Island on their way to
the promise of a better life in America, they walked through its gates one at a time,
individual by individual.

Their decisions were as unique and different as the immigrants themselves, but
religious persecution, political oppression, and economic hardship were the three
main factors motivating immigrants to journey to the land of opportunity. Most
immigrants to the United States entered through New York while others entered
through Boston, Savannah, and San Francisco. The first and second class boat
passengers werent required to be processed in Ellis Island unless their onboard
inspections disclosed major problems; most of them were dropped off on land.
Their travel conditions were quite pleasant compared to those faced by third or
steerage class passengers. (Liberty State Park)

Did you know?

It has been estimated that close to 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens can
trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island.
Boarding procedures
The customs officers and immigration office paragraph Risen board authorize the
landing operations. To meet scammers Customs Ordinances, All baggage must be
left on the floor of the before landing. The process takes a corporal the Possible
Fastest and baggage are removed in the hall of Customs at the port. The day

before landing we went through all cabins paragraph for identification labels deliver
bags. Enter your data (name and address) , places the labels in your luggage and
leave it outside the cabin the night before the landing.
The bags are kept in a safe place and placed on the ground on arrival. As the UN
must pass through customs control, customs authorities will be able ask you open
them, and they recommend carry on baggage all the documents and sensitive or
valuable objects.
Medical Inpection before Boarding
All ready at the first steps on the stairs up to second floor every immigrant was
inspected by the doctors. The doctors viewed them from above to watch after
weakness, heavy breathing (indication of hart problems) and other signs of mental
disturbances.
When every immigrant passed, the doctor with the help of an interpreter, examined
the hair, face, neck and hands of every person. The doctor had a chalk in his hand,
when he noticed that some area needed to be checked more thoroughly, he wrote
a letter on the immigrants clothes. About 2 of 10 persons got a letter on their
clothes. This check became known as "the six second physicals".
Casualties during the cruise
The Sinking of the Waesland - A transcription by Howard Mathieson of an article
printed in the Times Saturday March 8 1902. - The Waesland was built in 1867,
and was an old ship when she sank off the Anglesey coast of Wales after colliding
in the fog with the Harmonides in 1902. There were two casualties resulting from
this incident and the Waesland was also lost.
Lenght of the Journey
In the sailing ships of the middle 19th century, the crossing to America or Canada
took up to 12 weeks. By the end of the century the journey to Ellis Island was just 7
to 10 days. By 1911 the shortest passage, made in summer, was down to 5 days;
the longest was 9 days. With conditions having improved (although they were by
no means extremely comfortable for those in steerage), the transatlantic crossing
was no longer seen as a one-time ordeal.
So as the ships entered New York harbour, and the Statue of Liberty came into
view, passengers probably felt less trepidation and more simple excitement. The
journey to Ellis Island still had a few hours to run for most, however.

Price of tickets
In 1904, the third-class passage cost 10 dollars, so traveling to "the Americas" was
within reach of the poorest, even if he had to add two dollars for "import duties".
What countries were the emigrants mostly from?
The migrants were the main US allies during the First World War; they were seen
benefiting Germany, Ireland and Britain. Despite this, the cost remained the same.
He had reached the highest point of emigrants from the opening of the Center. The
result: lines between 3 and 5 hours waiting for the letter of acceptance to a new
life, which is only granted if the medical examinations were completed, "was not
convicted felon or mentally retarded, or anarchist, or epileptic, or promiscuous or
woman of bad reputation. "In 1917, a new filter: they had to know how to read and
write. Such restrictions could not prevent the massive entry of immigrants: only one
in a hundred took the boat back.
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UNIVERSIDAD ANHUAC
MXICO NORTE

ENGLISH

ELLIS ISLAND
SECOND DELIVERY
PRESENTAN:
Paula Andrea lvarez
Araceli Ramrez
Jorge Medina Ortz

English Teacher:
Luz Mara Corts
HUIXQUILUCAN, EDO. DE MXICO

20/NOV/2015

Who was the first immigrant to be accepted in Ellis Island?

Annie Moore

Birth: Apr. 24, 1874 County

Cork, Ireland
Death: Dec. 6, 1924
Manhattan ,New York, USA

Over 12 million people entered the United States through Ellis Island from 1892 to
1954, all of them with the desire of becoming American citizens. Before becoming
the National gateway, the island was a federal arsenal and after the War of 1812 it

became a military post. On New Years Day of 1892 when the steamship Nevada
arrived from Europe with 124 passengers, the first set of immigrants touched foot
on the island, among these was Annie Moore, the first immigrant, a 15-year-old
teenager from Ireland who crossed the Atlantic with her two brothers with the hope
of reuniting with her family in New York. Today, there is a statue kept of Moore and
her brothers on display at the Island which is now an Immigration Museum.
"We were put on a barge, jammed in so tight that I couldn't turn 'round, there were
so many of us, you see, and the stench was terrible. And when we got to Ellis
Island, they put the gangplank down, and there was a man at the foot, and he was
shouting, at the top of his voice, "Put your luggage here, drop your luggage here.
Men this way. Women and children this way." Dad looked at us and said, ", we'll
meet you back here at this mound of luggage and hope we find it again and see
you later."
Eleanor Kenderdine Lenhart, an English immigrant in 1921, interviewed in 1985.

Disembarking procedures at Ellis Island and general information.

Before reaching the island, as ships dropped anchor outside the New York Harbor,
Quarantine officers would come aboard the ship and check for signs of epidemic
diseases. If the ship was clear, the doctors would examine the first and second
class passengers only because they were not required to undergo the inspection
process at Ellis Island, instead they were given permission to land as soon as the
ship docked.

The theory was that if a person could afford to purchase a first or second class
ticket, they were less likely to become dependent on the government for survival
due to medical or legal reason. Steerage-class passengers were ferried to Ellis
Island for inspection.
After the boats docked, steerage-class arrivals either had to wait aboard the ship,
sometimes up to days, before being ferried to Ellis Island or would disembark and
find a confusing but orderly governmental procedures. While disembarking
immigrants were numbered, sorted, and sent into the Registry Room for a series of
inspections. They were so overloaded with large packages that they kept their
health certificates by clenching them between their teeth.
Their luggage contained their most prized and portable belongings as clothing,
dinnerware, as well as photographs and family prayer books.
In the Registry Room, the inspection was performed by doctors who checked for
physical and mental fitness and officers who would over their legal documents.
Failing an eye exam, or if they seemed weak and in poor health for manual labor
would be the end of their road to the new world. One family member could be sent
back to their originating country and perhaps never see their family again if there
was a hint of trachoma, a bacterial infection that affects the eye, or a careless
inspector. The fear of such separation between Italian families led people to call
the island LIsola dell Lagrime, the Island of Tears.
Once they passed the inspections and were given the OK to enter, the
immigrants were allowed into the United States.

Medical inspection
The specialized doctors check hair, the face, the neck and the hands. Later, if it
was necessary analyze more thoroughly a brand was putting on them in the
clothes.
Later, they were happening with the oculist who was entrusted to find the
trachoma, if the immigrants were presenting this disease at the time were not
accepted in the island.

Detention
After 1924, Ellis island became primarily a detention and deportation processinf
station. During and immediately following World War II, the island was used to
intern German merchant mariners and enemy aliens, Axis nationals detained for
fear of spying, sabotaje and other fifth column activity.
In December 1941, Ellis Island held 279 Japanese, 248 Germans and 81 Italians
removed from the East Coast. Unlike other wartime immigration detention stations,
Ellis Island was designated as a permanent holding facility and was used to hold
foreign nationals throughout the war. A total of 7,000 Germans, Italians and
Japanese would be ultimately detanied at Ellis Island.
One of the last detainess was the Aceh separatist Hasan di Tiro who, while student
in New York in 1953, declared himself the foreign minister of the rebellious Darul
Islam movement. Due to this action, he was immediately stripped of his Indonesian
citizenship, causing him to be
imprisoned for a few monts on
Ellis Island as and illegal alien.

Rate of immigrants
deported to their countries
of origin Ellis Island
Upon entry into Ellis Island,
immigrants were escorted into
the

Great

Hall

for

physical

inspection. Most were allowed to pass in a matter of seconds, but those whom the
doctors thought were physically or mentally deficient got marked with chalk and
taken away for further screening. This screening included puzzles and memory
tests to make sure immigrants were smart enough to find work. The immigrants

with any signs of disease, poor physique, unintelligence, insanity as well as rebels,
criminals and low moral character would be denied entry because they were likely
to become an expense of the state. Despite the mandatory guidelines for new
immigrants, only approximately 2 percent of the 12 million of immigrants who
entered Ellis Island were denied entry and deported back to their country of origin.

Was there any kind of corruption at Ellis Island

Yes, there was corruption at The Island of Tears. Ellis Island was the official entry
point for immigrants to the United States, but because the water around the island
was too shallow for ships to navigate, most ships docked and unloaded their
passengers in Manhattan. First and second class healthy passengers were able to
enter the country after the brief inspection but the sick and the steerage
passengers were detoured in the ferries and shuttled to Ellis Island for processing.
During the layover period, corruption by crooked immigration officials was
common. These officers were known to take $1 or $2 bribes in exchange for letting
immigrants get off in Manhattan without first going through inspection at the island.

Babies born in Ellis Island?

The total number of babies who were born in the island were 350.

What cities were chosen by most of the immigrants to live?

Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Savannah
Miami
New Orleans.

Were there any inmigrants passing through Ellis Island who later
on become famous?

Haagen Dazs ice cream founders Reuben and Rose Mattus (Poland and
England)

Film director Frank Capra (Italy)

Film director Frank Capra (Italy)

Psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich (Austria)

Actress Claudette Colbert (France)

Actor Antonio Moreno (Spain)

Opera singer Ezio Pinza (Italy)

Actor Cary Grant (England)

Painter Joseph Stella (Italy)

Gangster Joe Adonis (Italy)

World Champion Boxer Mike McTigue (Ireland)

Do you have any ancestors who came through Ellis Island?

Of course but the principal problem is that they are not had by accuracy name
since they were managing to transcribe the names or coming to the island they
were changing them.

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