Ellis Island: A People's History | 
pickLoved this book, a mix of oral histories from migrants and the memories of those who worked on the island.
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pickLoved this book, a mix of oral histories from migrants and the memories of those who worked on the island.
"The British gave the most trouble..."
.... they both look down on the crowd....
[H.G. Wells asks] "You don't think they'll swamp you?" I said. "Now look here," said the Commissioner, "I'm English-born Derbyshire. I came into America when I was a lad. I had fifteen dollars. And here I am! Well, do you expect me, now I'm here, to shut the door on any other poor chaps who want a start with hope in it, in the New World?
