Immigration- Turn of the Century
| Ellis Island | Did you know it is estimated that 40% of all Americans alive today had an ancestor arrive at America through Ellis Island? You can learn that fact about this famous New York immigration station, and much more, at this informational web site. Much of the information processed at Ellis Island is now available online. Links provide the reader with additional information on the Statue of Liberty and Angel Island, the "Ellis Island of the West." |
| Ellis Island | Maybe you know one of the more than 12 million people who have passed through Ellis Island. The timeline at this History Channel web site begins with the naming of Ellis Island and explains how it came to be the United States Immigration Station. The timeline also describes the dates and reasons many immigrants came to the United States. Flip through the photos for pictures and facts about entrance to the island, baggage, medical exams, the kissing post and more. |
| Liberty State Park | Ellis Island was the first port of entry for many immigrants to America between 1892 and 1954. The "Liberty State Park" web site is full of Ellis Island information since the park is right "next door." Learn about the immigrants that entered The United States through Ellis Island, what their journeys were like, and what they experienced when they arrived. There is also a summary of the Ellis Island Oral History project and information on the Ellis Island Museum today. |
| The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. | If you are studying immigration or Ellis Island, the "Ellis Island" web site is a gold mine of information. You can look up the immigration records of your own family members and read about the immigration experiences of people from many countries. There's also a timeline divided into eras of immigration. Click on a time period and find out where immigrants to America came from, some of the reasons they immigrated, and much more. You could spend hours on this fascinating web site. |
| I nteractive Tour of Ellis Island | Did you know that more than 12 million men, women, and children arrived in America through Ellis Island? This web site takes you on an interactive tour of this famous New York immigration station. The tour takes you to eight different stops in the immigration station. Pictures provide you with a sense of what the immigrant's first experience in America was like and text provides you with additional information on medical exams, sorting through baggage, and exchanging money. This is a fantastic web site! |
| Immigrant Processing Centers for New York City | Did you know that Ellis Island was named for Samuel Ellis who owned the island in the 1770's? Much more information can be found at this web site. Learn about the other immigration stations in operation on the east-coast, and how the immigration was controlled, or not controlled, prior to 1855. Photographs provide images of Ellis Island and scenes from Thomas Edison's film "Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island." Links provide the reader with photographs of Ellis Island and other immigration stations, and ways to investigate who arrived in America through these immigration stations. |
| Ellis Island | This well-designed, interesting multi-media site puts you on a ship entering the harbor bound for the Port of New York and allows you to feel the experience of a United States immigrant. Audio and video clips allow actual immigrants to share their first impressions of America. You can create a family tree or fill out a questionnaire with questions typical of the ones that immigrants were asked when they arrived at Ellis Island. |
| America's First Immigration Center | Looking for information about someone who immigrated to the United States from 1830 to 1892? Castle Garden is free database that allows users to search over 10 million immigrants. First find out some history of Castle Garden, which was America's first official immigration center. A timeline offers a look at more detailed history of the area. Search by entering the immigrants first and last name and the range of dates for their arrival in America. Maybe you will find an ancestor! |
| Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930 | Photographs, books and pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, and other archival material drawn from the collections of Harvard University that document voluntary immigration to the United States "from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression," and related quantitative data and contextual information. |
Current Information
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Immigration Statistics
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Statistical and other information about: illegal immigrants, refugees, asylees, tourists, H-1B workers, naturalization, immigration enforcement, immigrant population estimate. |
| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | The official homepage of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the INS). This site provides "timely and accurate basic immigration information and forms to current and prospective immigrants. Equally, the site is designed to draw people into the details and issues of immigration, to provide them with general information, stimulate discussion for informed debate and/or further research." All INS forms are available here, along with policy and procedural information on INS programs. The site also has Teacher and Student Resources, and a series called This Month in Immigration History. |
| Siskind Susser Haas & Chang | This law firm publishes bulletins about immigration law. They stress that this information is not legal advice, but they do try to keep up with the latest developments in immigration law. Their site contains immigration handbooks for Canadians and U.S. Citizens as well as a collection of documents about immigration. |
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U.S. Immigration: A guide to the visa and green
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This site provides general information, not legal advice, on applying for a visa, green card, or permanent residency in the U.S. Includes a FAQ list and news about immigration. |
| Center for Immigration Studies | The Center for Immigration Studies is a think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the The Center for Immigration Studies is a think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States. In addition to its own publications on the topic, this web site provides an extensive book list, and collection of other immigration related web sites. economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States. In addition to its own publications on the topic, this web site provides an extensive book list, and collection of other immigration related web sites. |
| U.S. Census Bureau Statistics | The U.S. Census Bureau is the best resource for genealogical information in the United States. This particular web site, which analyzes data on the foreign-born population of the United States from 1850-1990 will provide intent genealogist with a plethora of data to explore the past. |