In 1892 Ellis Island became the main immigration center. Immigrants would suffer any hardships to get to America. They would put up with almost anything to get to America because they knew it was worth it and freedom awaited them.
Immigrants have lots of courage to leave their homes and families for a new country.
They suffered lots of hardships getting to America. To get a ticket villages would often take up somewhat of an offering to send someone. Most immigrants later groups had a friend or relative in America to stay with. To get to the ship perhaps they would have to ride on a donkey, wagon, by foot or by train. Schedules of the train and their waiting passengers were not always ont he same schedules as the ships.