On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million ...

The United States immigration station on Ellis Island closed on Nov. 12, 1954. Since opening in 1892, the station had ...

On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million ...

Nov. 12, 1954, marked the day Ellis Island, the famous gateway to the U.S. in New York Harbor, closed its doors for good.

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

Although immigrants today are more assimilated into American culture than previous generations, they could still be more integrated. And contrary to what many on the Left argue, assimilation benefits ...

Introduction -- The Beginning of the Era of Restriction -- Contributionism in the Prewar Period -- The Quest for Tolerance and Unity -- How Much Did the War Change America? -- The Reemergence of ...

When we genealogists think of immigration through New York City, which was the gateway for millions of our American ancestors, we tend to envision the huge facility Ellis Island, now a museum and ...

Israel Zangwill was the leader of the Galveston Movement and, in his generation, was also a well-known writer. In 1908, he ...

EIGHT MILLION illegal immigrants eke out a poor living in the United States today. Those who came up through Mexico, a passage that can take days, braved a dangerous desert crossing, roving Border ...