ls and examined by doctors. Certain people were prohibited by federal law from immigrating to the United States. They included criminals, the insane, and people who had infectious diseases. But about 98 percent of those examined at Ellis Island were allowed into the country. The island's large-scale use as an immigration station ended in 1924. The station closed completely in 1954. In 1965, the island became a national historic site, part of the existing Statue of Liberty National Monument. The conditions for immigrants on ships and after they arrived on the island were brutal. Although passengers with first- and second-class tickets usually bypassed the process, third-class passengers were inspected by doctors to ensure that they did not carry any contagious diseases. The doctors became efficient

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