'Awe Inspiring'

" For the first time since 2001 visitors are once again welcome inside the statue of Liberty's crown today is the first time making. Major milestone here at the statue Ellis Island by the way attract millions of visitors each year the trust looking to retrace the steps of the immigrants. Who started their lives in America on a tiny island and changed the country forever Eric Shawn. Takes a look back."

" They -- for a new life in a new country millions of immigrants who stepped on American soil for the very first time had -- silent. Today the descendants and secure as possible -- by globe searching for their heritage and to marvel at the courage of those who came before. Nearly 40% of us more than 100 million Americans can Trace our roots back to at least one relative who landed here. If America was born a Bunker Hill lending constitution hall in mature on this 27 Acre island in the middle of New York Harbor it's beautiful building. It's kind of awe inspiring. What they went through to get here we walk the walk whether people commodity years ago it's amazing. Ellis Island is a symbol. It's a symbol of welcome it's a symbol of opportunity. Stated -- Gandhi had the Ellis Island foundation. The son of Italian immigrants who came through Ellis Island he has devoted his life to making it a permanent landmark. And a place of pilgrimage for all Americans I saw this country. This bass nation in this that this country that had so many opportunities for them as a place to start over."

" For so many this is where the American dream again it is the great hall of Ellis Island where millions of immigrants are processed. From 1892 to 1924. More than 5000 a day 11000 on one day alone in 1907. On the hopes and aspirations of all those people live on today in all of us."

" I'm very proud to be an American women men and solicitous also was now 95 -- but -- 1920s she arrived -- as a six year old with their parents and brother from Turin Italy. "

" This is my father died many call. Dominic."

" Did this day this assault so vividly recalls what she went through."

" I do remember the big hole where the infected with flipping up debts. I hadn't each immigrant. When questioned -- I remember and got my father going up to death -- people can -- and sat around -- What he didn't question because he'd expected calling your name and then you have a big area."

" Do you think the immigrants are terrified you'd think they were scared. Or a it was a much more from bureaucratic process I think it had to be I think had to be a little bit and are being terrified and also exhilarating. I mean they had just crossed the ocean. Two to three week trip in steerage class and they are here -- and making this great city just out the window there are almost there."

" The -- yeah. As depicted in this Ellis island museum play and the -- your question about any criminal history and possible subversive political leanings. There also examined for any diseases or mental illness but only 2% or 250000. Out of seventeen million were not allowed in. Here's Hinrich. Weird weird weird grand prize that you became pandering but he's handling and he came excess this can. The arrival of my grandfather and great grandparents from Austria. Are documented at the website Ellis Island dot org this site gives an astounding two billion -- a year."

" People come here to learn. And Ellis Island is what America stands for opportunity and freedom freedom from persecution freedom from fear of war or famine and people are coming they're still come. And while they're not coming through here as immigrants anymore this place chances of testimony. In the history of America's wealth."

" It is a testimony that endures and nearly nine years later still inspires those who lived -- couldn't family just."

" Leave everything behind and make this trip succumbed to -- may have been that they didn't on Ellis Island I'm Eric Shawn fox and here's."