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Immigrants
1985 Largest swearing-in ceremony, 38,648 immigrants become U.S. citizens

1947 Ship carrying Jewish immigrants driven away from Palestine

1947 British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine

1947 1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat

1946 Britain transfers illegal immigrants bound to Palestine, to Cyprus

1945 Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine

1940 Illeagal Jewish immigrants to Haifa are deported to Mauritius

1940 Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die

1907 Ellis Island, New York - 11,745 immigrants arrive

1892 Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants

1878 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii

1855 Castle Clinton in New York City opens as 1st U.S. receiving station for immigrants

1743 Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants

1637 Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden



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