Ellis Island Is a Monument to the Hypocrisy of America’s Current Xenophobia

Pre-dating the current administration, Ellis Island’s expertly curated and densely packed exhibits force visitors to face anti-immigrant racism and xenophobia from the 19th and 20th centuries.

by Claire Sadar

At 3 am last Friday night, I sat exhausted and angry on a shuttle bus from LaGuardia Airport to Staten Island. My connecting flight had been canceled after six hours of delays and not a small amount of incompetence on the part of the airline. They were finally sending me and my fellow stranded passengers to what seemed like the most remot…