Tag: Immigration

Coming to America

On this day in 1892, Ellis Island opened and began processing immigrants into the United States. It operated as the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. Over 12 million immigrants were processed through Ellis Island. The average processing time was between 3-7 hours. For many immigrants, it was an “Island of Hope” …

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For once, the immigration policy works…badly…

  Because a 9 year old boy who wants to see Mickey Mouse is a threat to U.S. Security. …the US Embassy’s rejection letter to Micah said: “Because you either did not demonstrate strong ties outside the United States or were not able to demonstrate that your intended activities in the US would be consistent …

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