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There has been a change since Ellis Island was an immigration station; now, it is a historic site. Today, people are not using Ellis Island any more so people from around the world come and go to or from America. The problem is that some people that come here are terrorists and terrorize our country. Some states have made laws about immigration. Ellis Island is now a historic site. Nobody uses it anymore; it now shows everyone what immigrants did and what they had to go through to get to America.

On April 23, 2010, Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer signed S.B. 1070, into law. It requires the police to question anyone that they suspect is an illegal "alien" as to their immigration status, and to detain them if they cannot give proof of their status. Many lawsuits have been challenging S.B. 1070, and groups and government entities have put boycotts in place until Arizona repeals the law. Also today 37.9 million immigrants, such as mexicans, Chinese, Japanese, and other ethnic groups that come to America. One out of three immigrants are illegal.

Today Ellis Island is a historic site. In 1954, Ellis Island was closed down because immigration tests were being done in the country origin. The naturalization and immigration center was moved to lower Manhattan, and the facilities there were wearing out. In 1976, Ellis Island was opened to the public for tours. 50,000 people visited the first year. Millions of people today come to Ellis Island and find there some of there ancestors that have passed through Ellis Island to America.

 Now you know that Ellis Island was important for our country, so we werent in any danger from any illegal immigrants coming in. Immigrants came to get a life that was better than the ones in their real homes. Ellis Island was for people that wanted a job and or a better life, they especially came to America for freedom.