Island of Hope It was New Year's Day in 1892 Annie Moore took her two little brothers hands They walked onto the dock at Ellis Island New York A government building on the island had just opened There workers would decide whether to let them into the United States
Annie and her brothers were immigrants They had come from another country and were looking for a new life in America Annie would be the first to walk through the building's doors Over the next 30 years millions would follow Words to Know IMMIGRANT Someone who comes to a country to live there permanently
