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Ellis Island was located in the New York Harbor and was a place for immigrants to pass inspection at the immigration stations. This was to see whether or not they would be let in for entry to the United States. The inspections included having a physical exam by a doctor and a medical exam to see if they had any serious health problems such as tuberculosis. Which if they did have a disease that could easily be spread, they were sent home with no question what so ever. If they passed the medical exam then they were supposed to head to a government inspector which checked the person's documents and also questioned the immigrants on different things to see whether they reached the legal requirements for entry to the U.S. These requirement had entailed to prove that they have never been convicted of a felony, showing they were good and eligible to work, and seeing if they had money or not. Ellis Island was considered the "chief" immigration station from 1892 to 1924. It was estimated that 17 million immigrants have passed through. __Citations:__ Information - Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Print. Photo - "Ellis Island - Google Search." Ellis Island - Google Search. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
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