Between 1892 and1954 most prople who came to live in the united states passed though ellis lsland .during that time more than 12 million immigrants had this experience.sometime more than 10,000 people would go through ellis lsland in a single day.most of these newcomers came across the atiantic ocean by stemship.the trip was very difficult.the food was terrible the ships were usually crowded and dirty and the weather was usually bad so a lot of people got sick.