nah my ancestors waited their turn ;stood in line ;were registered on Ellis Island ,and only cleared to cross over to the mainland when they satisfied immigration protocol. Many people who traveled with them were denied access for various reasons Screening began at their homeland ,but did not end there . Before the immigrant made it to Ellis Island the following happened . .... At the port of embarkation the immigrants' names were recorded upon lists or manifests. After each name the steamship officials were required by law to record answers questions relating to the immigrant.
Section 12 of the immigration act of 1903 provides that the manifests shall state,
- The full name, age, and sex ;
- whether married or single;
- the calling or occupation;
- whether able to read or write;
- the nationality;
- the race;
- the last residence;
- the seaport of landing in the United States;
- the final destination, if any, beyond the port of landing;
- whether having a ticket through to such final destination;
- whether the alien has paid his own passage, or whether it has been paid by any other person or by any corporation, society, municipality, or government, and if so, by whom;
- whether in possession of thirty dollars, and if less, how much;
- whether going to join a relative or friend and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address;
- whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where;
- whether ever in prison or almshouse or an institution or hospital for the care and treatment of the insane or supported by charity;
- whether a polygamist;
- whether an anarchist;
- whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise or agreement, expressed or implied, to perform labor in the United States, and
- what is the alien's condition of health, mental and physical, and whether deformed or crippled, and if so, for how long and from what cause.
The master or first officer and the ship's surgeon were required \to make oath before an immigration officer at the port of arrival that the lists manifests are to the best of their knowledge and belief true, and that none of the aliens belongs to any of the excluded classes. Each alien was furnished with a card, with his name, the number of the list on which his name appears .
Before they left Ellis Island they were subject to a physical examination .Many failed at that point . It was a tough exam , If he made it that far then a clerk, or interpreter, interrogates each alien, and finds his name, and verifies the answers on the manifest sheet before him, and if, in the opinion of the immigrant inspector, the immigrant is not clearly and beyond doubt entitled to land, he is held for the consideration of the board of special inquiry. 2 of 3 members of the special inquiry board needed to approve the immigrant before admission to the country .
So let's end this lie that the immigrants of today are the same as our ancestors . They were never entitled to come here . They came here because the country determined they would be an asset to society ;not a drain. About 2 percent of immigrants were deported, usually because they were considered a "likely public charge" on medical or economic grounds. Now they become a public charge the minute they illegally cross the border .
But let's talk about a legal immigrant under current law.
Akayed Ullah a Bangladeshi got here through a F43 family immigrant visa in 2011(aka chain migration) . He detonated a home made pipe bomb at Grand Central Station December It was not an effective attempt . He was wearing a make shift suicide vest . He mostly hurt himself along with 5 innocent people who were just going about their business. Thankfully they were not seriously hurt . That was just good luck. What about their rights ? How do the Dems justify to their working class base that they are for an open border (and don't deny it ) ? How can they tell their working class constituents that they were willing to shut down the government over so called Dreamers ?
