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A photo mural on a wall depicting the immigrants of the day at Ellis Island

Between 1905 and 1914, an average of one million immigrants per year arrived in the United States.
Immigration officials reviewed about 5,000 immigrants per day during peak times at Ellis Island.
Two-thirds of those individuals emigrated from eastern, southern and central Europe.

Today, over 100 million Americans—about one-third of the population—can trace their ancestry
to the immigrants who first arrived in America at Ellis Island before dispersing to points all over the country

I think immigration strengthens and enriches the fabric of society :0)

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bill friedlander23-Oct-2016 16:13
So many of us can trace their roots back to these people. V
Tom LeRoy22-Oct-2016 14:39
A fine shot getting our historical roots out for all to see. I've got grandparents that landed at Ellis from Italy. V
Jeff Real22-Oct-2016 13:39
This is really fascinating ~V~
Helen Betts22-Oct-2016 13:06
Could have been my own family from Italy here! Thanks for posting this reminder of where many of us came from.
Neil Marcus22-Oct-2016 12:30
Those are impressive statistics. My father's family came from Poland in 1912
joseantonio22-Oct-2016 03:49
very nice capture of this piece of history.V
globalgadabout22-Oct-2016 02:10
the USA, like Canada, is a nation of immigrants...if only ultra-conservatives/religious fanatics could recognize that, then simplistic racism would soon be eliminated..without these people the nation would never have prospered..
Gill Kopy22-Oct-2016 00:55
Interesting statistics comparing them to the current refugee situation in Europe. Nicely captured shot.
Long Bach Nguyen22-Oct-2016 00:37
excellent
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