As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, relatives of the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island reflected on the ...

America's immigration policy has always been a racialized debate over who can belong. The history of immigration in the U.S. reveals a pattern of restrictive and racist policies.

The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part of a $117 million makeover as the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary this weekend. Ellis Island is just over a quarter-mile ...

A history of immigration shows how successive waves of arrivals have reshaped the economy, identity and politics of the ...

Two hundred and fifty years of American history have produced this enduring truth: Every generation has debated immigration — ...

It was, for decades, a gateway for many of the millions of people who immigrated to America. Ellis Island is today a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument (the statue is on Liberty Island).

On the United States’ 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence a flotilla of ships from around the world will sail past Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty to salute ...

CLARK, NJ — History came to life for the fourth and fifth grade students of Saint John the Apostle School during a memorable field trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Joined by their ...

"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir kicked off ABC News' celebration of America's 250th birthday by climbing up through ...

A recent study breaks new ground on the benefits of immigration to innovation by focusing on where immigrants decide to live ...