Immigration At the Movies: Ellis Island, Trope or Truth?

Immigration in The Movies! Myth or Fact?

In our ongoing quest to educate people about the U.S. immigration system (and have some fun), we’ve been reviewing the portrayal of the U.S. immigration system as depicted in popular movies.

In this episode, we reviewed (in order of factual immigration accuracy):

1. Brooklyn

2. The Godfather Part 2

3. An American Tale (Wow, how is this a children’s movie and can anyone tell us what happened to the baby mouse by the end of the movie?)

4. The Immigrant

5. The Golden Door