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The Ellis Island was the place where immigrants who wanted to enter the United States of America were screened medically, financially and mentally. Around 2 percent were sent back to their home lands for not meeting the standards pertaining to enter America. Many who showed signs of medical problems were detained in the medical facility on Ellis Island where thousands lost their lives. In 1990 the Island was closed down for renovation and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum was opened to educate visitors about the experiences immigrants had back then.

Located in Ellis Island the Immigration Museum is a fabulous place where millions of Americans can trace their roots back to their fore fathers who had immigrated into the United States during the days when the United States was still a baby. Between 1892 and 1954 almost 12 million people entered the United States of America from Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The Ellis Island has a famous neighbor, the Statue of Liberty. The Ellis Island Immigration Museum has got many photos and videos of immigrants coming to live in the United States of America and also a wall of honor which two hundred thousand names commemorated by their ancestors.

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