In 1994 the public space research group was asked by the national park service to find out what local residents thought about building a bridge from liberty state park in new jersey to ellis island.Ellis island was the federal immigration station for the port of new york from 1892 to 1954. More than 12 million immigrants were processed there , and over 40 percent of all US citizens can trace their ancestry to those who came through the facility. In its early years , when the greatest number of immigrants arrived , Ellis island represented an open door policy to the growingcultural diversity in the USA .
After the passage of restrictive immigration laws in the 1920's, however, it became a place of assembly and often detainment.
Immigrants were required to pass a series of medical and legal examinations before they were allowed to enter, and those who could not pass the tests were deported.
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