Thread: Cheerful Ellis Island report ignores story of illegal immigr

Cheerful Ellis Island report ignores story of illegal immigrants
By Lou Guzzo

An Associated Press report of a promising expansion of Ellis Island would be great news for Americans, particularly those, like me, who are the sons and daughters of men and women who came through the immigration station gleefully many years ago — except for the major omission in the article.

The omission? The report makes no mention of the staggering immigration problem the nation is facing today. It ignores the economic jolt brought by the 20 million or more illegal immigrants, who have come into the U.S. in recent decades and who are siphoning off millions of your tax dollars and mine they don’t deserve.

According to the A.P., “A new center being created within the Ellis Island Immigration Museum will tell the history of arrivals before and after the peak immigration era in the United States of 1892 to 1954,â€

There are activists on the other side who are trying to get Ellis Island to include favorable mention of illegal aliens and how they have helped America.

Good article. I wonder too if in their new "story" they will include the recent story of the American citizen who had to give up his 9 kids because he could not afford to take care of them due to the results of illegal immigration. And I wonder too if the words illegal immigrant or alien will be included in this big lie. Or the cost this group has bestowed on the American people. Ellis Island was a difficult experience for many people. But these people were honest and followed the rules. They have made this country great. Changing the Ellis Island story is like changing the color of our flag.

Originally Posted by USA_born

Good article. I wonder too if in their new "story" they will include the recent story of the American citizen who had to give up his 9 kids because he could not afford to take care of them due to the results of illegal immigration. And I wonder too if the words illegal immigrant or alien will be included in this big lie. Or the cost this group has bestowed on the American people. Ellis Island was a difficult experience for many people. But these people were honest and followed the rules. They have made this country great. Changing the Ellis Island story is like changing the color of our flag.

I agree as I had my granfathers name entered on the Wall Of Honor at Ellis Island when the were doing the makeove in 91.