Immigration Stations

Zeidel, Robert F. "Immigration Stations." Gale Virtual Reference. Gale, 2001. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.

Ellis Island wasn't the only checkpoint that immigrants could pass through before entering the United States. There was Angel Island as well as many station in the Atlantic, Pacific, and in the Gulf. Ellis Island is the most commonly known checkpoint for approving immigrants, but there were many other places that the Americans manned in order to insure that their immigration laws were put in force. This primary source talks about these other checkpoints and about their effectiveness in doing their job.