The true tale of America involves far more than teeming masses yearning to be free — a story well told at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York Harbor. The first immigrant recorded to land there in 1892, a “rosy cheeked Irish girl” named Annie Moore, is charming to contemplate. But more and more modern visitors from Latin America and Asia don’t spot any of their kind there. Full Story »
Posted by Leo Romero
Interesting perspective from the chairman of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which suggests that the story of immigration in America be extended to include slaves and illegal immigrants, to paint a truer picture of what America really is. Though this is a short opinion piece, it offers an intriguing proposition for helping Americans better understand who they are as a nation, and perhaps broaden their perspective to reconsider some of the anti-immigration views that have recently threatened our public discourse.
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