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July 1986

Ellis Island a welcome site? Only after years of reform

Henry P. Guzda

With the reopening of the immigration center as a historic landmark, it may surprise many to learn that the Labor Department operated the complex for years; administrators struggled to end corruption and the exploitation of aliens.

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