Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...

About 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island. That's what made the U.S. so prosperous.

It wasn't an event to feed new immigrants their beloved foods ... Davis, seemingly on a whim, allowed those held at Ellis Island to spend 90 days in America for Christmas. Those who had nowhere ...

I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily to the United States, looking for a better life. As an Italian-American and a ...

Immigration is central to America's identity — and for most of us, to our family histories. As we turn away from that legacy, ...

These impacts on America and its citizens need to be ... And it happened again following the wave of Ellis Island immigrants, which was halted when Calvin Coolidge signed the 1924 Immigration ...

A feat of 19th-century technical engineering and a beacon for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the statue can be admired from several different vantage points around Manhattan, including ...

Is that the America that Trump wants to bring ... 1907 - Shorpy.com; Immigrant Children, Ellis Island, 1908, New York - Shorpy.com; PAT BENIC/UPI/Newscom; Carlos A. Moreno/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom ...

Ellis Island, located just a short ferry ride away from the Statue of Liberty, was the gateway to America for millions of immigrants. The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration offers a ...