History of Ellis Island
Imagine that. If it weren't for immigration of the early 1900's, 40% of us would not be here today. I certainly know that I wouldn't. My grandmother was an immigrant from Hungary. My wife's grandfather was from Finland. The immigrants at that time only needed to pass a medical and legal screen to see if they were fit for entry into the US.
Fast forward 100 years and now WE are the ones trying to dictate how immigrants can become US citizens. Talk about crapping on your grandparent's (great-grandparents for the young folks) dreams of coming to America for freedom and opportunity. We're trying to tell this generation of immigrants they can come if, only if they do our song and dance first. Just open the doors and let them in. They will have to pay taxes when they become citizens. That's my view on it.
This isnt the 1900s and they all came here legally and were papered and registered and they WERE not citizens when they went through ellis island all that did was give them legal entry. Now lets go further....they recieved no welfare, no free healthcare, they got NOTHING from the govt. Those immigrants did not cost us hundreds of billions of dollars.
Naturalization After 1906
When the INS was created in 1906, other naturalization records were created to process naturalizations and keep track of immigrants in the United States. Copies of these documents are only in the possession of the former INS, now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A summary of some of these documents are listed below:
Certificate of Arrival, 1906 to the present--After 1906 an immigrant was required to submit a certificate of arrival when he petitioned for citizenship in order to prove the length of his residency. This document gives the place of entry, manner of arrival, and date of arrival. This was kept in the file with the petition.
Certificate of Registry--A certificate created by the INS to document immigrants who arrived prior to July 1, 1924 to the United States where no original arrival record could be located.
Visa and Application--Began with the Immigration Act of 1924. All aliens had to have a Visa to enter the United States. Visas were obtained at US Embassies and Consulates abroad. Visa Files contain birth information, parents, children, previous residence and a photograph beginning in 1929.
Alien Registration--The Alien Registration Act of 1940 required every non-citizen of the United States, age 14 years and up, to register and fill out the Alien Registration form. The Alien Registration Program created a specific form, AR-2, that were used from 1 Aug 1940 to 31 Mar 1944 during World War II. All original alien registration forms were microfilmed and are at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The originals were destroyed after filming.
An alien registration form contains the following information:
Name
Name at time of entry to the US
Other names used
Address
Date of Birth
Citizenship/Nationality
Gender
Marital Status
Race
Height & Weight
Hair & Eye Color
Port, date, ship, and class of admission at last arrival in US
Date of first arrival in US
Years lived in US
Intended stay in US
Usual occupation
Present occupation
Present employer, including address
Club, organization, or society memberships
Military service (Country, branch, dates)
Date and number of Declaration of Intention (if filed), and city and State where filed
Date of Petition for Naturalization (if filed), and city and State where filed
Arrest history
Fingerprint
Signature
Date and place of registration[3]
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Dont even try to compare what european LEGAL immigrants went through to get here and what they had to do to stay here and they did it all without recieving anything from the govt.
