William Williams Documents Ellis Island Immigrants

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were sometimes ignored Roosevelt demanded improvements in all these areas Williams arrived determined to do just that and more Serving as Commissioner In his position as head of the Ellis Island immigration processing facility Williams had a double role He had to get the facility in proper working order making it as efficient as possible as workers processed the thousands of immigrants who graced its doorway every day He also had to ensure his employees followed and enforced immigration Williams played a key role in the US immigration system at a time when the country was welcoming huge numbers of immigrants 6