The American story is, in many ways, an immigration story, not a single, linear journey but a succession of arrivals that have repeatedly reshaped the country and how it understands itself. From the ...

Jennie Murray, president and CEO of The Forum, calls for lawmakers to implement firm, fair, and compassionate immigration reforms to stabilize the nation’s broken system.

(RNS) — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, debates over national identity, religion and immigration have intensified. Was America founded as a Christian nation? A pluralistic democracy?

In 1958, at age 14, I learned a personal lesson about patriotism on a Boy Scout pilgrimage to Europe. Our first stop was the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels. As we viewed the various pavilions, of ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Nasser Kazeminy, chairman of the Ellis Island Honors Society, based in Franklin Square. Two hundred and fifty years of American history have produced this ...

In the past, there was a general expectation that immigrants to the United States — and particularly those who hoped to become American citizens — would go on a voluntary journey of civic discovery.

For a brief period in the early 20th century, the Fourth of July wasn’t simply Independence Day. Between 1915 and 1918, communities across the United States combined commemorations of the nation’s ...

More than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. Medical and legal inspections could determine whether arrivals moved on, were detained or were sent back. Today, ...