Immigrants Changed America's PopulationOver twelve million immigrants went through Ellis Island into America. As of 2014 there is 318.9 million people living in the United States. "It has been estimated that close to 40 percent of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island." Ellis Island, History.com. If the island wouldn't have opened up for the immigrants to come into America then most of our population wouldn't have been here.
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