An Italian immigrant family on board a ferry from the docks to Ellis Island, New York. (Photo by Lewis W Hine/Getty Images)
Europe's Great Wave
Europe Should Look to the Ellis Island Model

The historical “best practice” for accepting large numbers of immigrants, Ellis Island also illustrates the scale of the challenge facing Europe.

Europe's Great Wave
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Is Also a Migrant Crisis

It’s not an either/or.

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