Both documents are excerpts from a larger work, Mary M. Kritz's U.S. IMMIGRATION AND REGUGEE POLICY, 1983. The first, "Current Status of U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policy" by Charles B. Keely, documents why immigration policy is so slow to change.…
This is what the new immigration processing center looks like at Ellis Island. It shows the acceptance of the growing immigrant population. This building was not used for its intended purpose.