Ellis Island's successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes.

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

Although immigrants today are more assimilated into American culture than previous generations, they could still be more integrated. And contrary to what many on the Left argue, assimilation benefits ...

They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...

Introduction -- The Beginning of the Era of Restriction -- Contributionism in the Prewar Period -- The Quest for Tolerance and Unity -- How Much Did the War Change America? -- The Reemergence of ...

Ellis Island's successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes. AFP via Getty Images Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived ...

It was New Year’s Day in 1892 when a 17-year-old girl made history by disembarking the steamship that had carried her, along with her two younger brothers, all the way from Ireland. A bronze statue in ...