Ellis Island Immigrants

The immigrants were probably feeling confusion coming to America for the first time, but also hopefulness for the future they could have here. Looking through the pictures you can see the tiredness in their eyes, but also happiness that they made the long voyage here, seeing Lady Liberty's torch light up the way to their prosperity and freedom. In some pictures however, there is an emotion of sadness though because not all of their family members completed the trek. In Ellis Island, the processing of immigrants was a long and harsh procedure where families could be split apart at any moment if they had a disease, if they didn't pass the literacy tests, or any other reasons.