Today immigrants from eastern europe account for the largest share of european arrivals and europeans overall are much older and more educated than the total foreign and native born populations.
On the east coast where were most immigrants processed as they came to america.
It functioned as both an immigration and deportation facility at which some 175 000 chinese and about 60 000 japanese immigrants were detained under oppressive conditions.
West coast from 1910 to 1940 where asian immigrants were detained.
About 98 of all immigrants made it through ellis island with no problems.
The world s largest industrial power.
Eastern europeans were processed through ellis island near the statue of liberty.
Some first generation immigrants were entrepreneurs who promoted economic growth.
Angel island immigration station principal immigration facility on the u s.
Andrew carnegie and alexander graham bell were from scotland 3.
Immigrants helped make the u s.
Government encouraged people from all over the world to come because each year the u s.
In fact there was never a problem processing the european immigrants and.
In fact no papers.
The same could not be said for the.