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yeoman6987

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2. Ellis Island is proof that all of us came through that beautiful island

Reply to rbrnmw (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 01:08 PM

Jul 2014

We wanted a better life. I wonder how long it took to process through Ellis Island.......probably not as long as it has these folks. Why not reopen Ellis Island? Wouldn't that help the process along like we all went through it? What ever happens, we cannot keep treating these immigrants this way.

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Most of the people in the United States are descendants of immigrants. [View all] rbrnmw Jul 2014 OP

My ancestors Borchkins Jul 2014 #1

Hey, some of mine too. historylovr Jul 2014 #12

I'm descended from both Samuel and Edward Fuller. Borchkins Jul 2014 #17

Degory Priest and Richard Warren. historylovr Jul 2014 #19

Ellis Island is proof that all of us came through that beautiful island yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #2

Those who came through Ellis Island came through via ships. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #4

You know what....you are right yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #5

Nope. Igel Jul 2014 #15

My grandmother (origianally from Ireland) crossed the border in 1919 to steal American jobs. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #3

read between the lines. it has little to do with migration and a lot to do with bigotry. unblock Jul 2014 #6

you are so right. rbrnmw Jul 2014 #7

with me and quite a lot of du'ers in the same boat! unblock Jul 2014 #18

... napkinz Jul 2014 #8

I'm the descendant of colonists, mostly, not immigrants. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #9

I could be a member of DAR my Aunt and Cousin are members rbrnmw Jul 2014 #11

Good points. nt historylovr Jul 2014 #13

Our current immigration laws have created a humanitarian crisis. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #10

It would be interesting to know when the idea of documenting immigrants first started. If I am not jwirr Jul 2014 #14

Essentially all of us are KamaAina Jul 2014 #16