Question 5 of 15 • * SY2025-26 - 1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 Sem 1 CR
Read the details from "The Workers of Ellis Island" and think about the central idea they support.Because he was only allowed to admit persons who were "clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to enter the United States," he had to be absolutely certain the person he was examining was not a member of one of the classes of persons barred from entering the country . . . .Ellis Island doctors were particularly watching for signs of contagious diseases. Incurable diseases included trachoma and tuberculosis and guaranteed a return trip to where the immigrant came from.
Answer
A
Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island.
B
Every single foreigner that entered the Port of New York was questioned—either on board ship or at Ellis Island itself.
C
According to PHS regulations, all nurses visiting New York and New Jersey on their off-duty hours were required to return to Ellis Island no later than the 12:00 a.m. staff boat.
D
Many interpreters at Ellis Island were either immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants.