First, at Ellis Island they would arrive by boat or ship. Wealthy people had nicer places to ride, but the unwealthy immigrants would have to ride in a cramped and small deck that they shared with many others. The well-off people got immediately got checked on the boat for diseases on the other hand, people in the lower class had to wait, and go to Ellis Island to be checked out.
Next, if you hadn’t been checked out already, you would get a medical inspection. The immigrants