Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell
Freedman
But the journey was not yet over. Before they could be
admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass
through Ellis Island, which became the nation's chief
immigrant processing center in 1892. There they would
be questioned and examined. Those who could not
pass all the exams would be detained some would be
sent back to Europe. And so their arrival in America
was filled with great anciety. Among the immigrants
Ellis Island was known as "Heartbreak Island."
When their ship docked at the Hudson River pier, the
immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their
clothing. Then they were herded onto special ferryboats
that carried them to Ellis Island. Orcials hurried them
along, shouting "Quick Run. Hurry!" in half a dozen
languages
Filing into an enormous inspection hall the immigrants
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The immigrants' next stop after landing in the States
was Ellis Island. This was the place where they
would be given health exams and other tests to see
if they would be allowed to stay. Many feared the
tests because they did not want to be sent back to
their homeland.
'Filing into an enormous inspection hall, the
immigrants formed long lines separated by iron
railings..."
One author says, "Before they could be admitted to
the United States, immigrants had to pass through
Ellis Island, which became the nation's chief
immigrant processing center in 1892. There they
would be questioned and examined."
Freedman writes about Ellis Island, Officials hurried
them along, shouting Quick Run! Hurry in half a
dozen languages