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Essay Archive - The New Immigration
The New Immigration
In 1886 the statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World," a gift
from the people of France, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland.
Set at the entrance to New York, the statue was just in time to greet the
biggest migration in global history.
Between 1880 and World War I, about 22 million men, women, and
children entered the United States. More than a million arrived in each
of the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1913, and 1914.
Not everyone had to travel in steerage. Passengers who could
afford the expense paid for first- or s....
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