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"Their Immigration Story Becomes the Story of Their Life"

David Rubenstein visits Ellis Island with Atlantic writer Caitlin Dickerson and discusses the history of the facility, from immigration hub to detention center, and the daunting reality facing many of the immigrants who left everything they had known to seek out a better existence in America.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 5 Length 02:45 Premiere: 07/11/23

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