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Ellis and Angel Island were the first places immigrants saw when arriving to America. They were similar in many ways but they were very different. Ellis Island was located in mouth of the Hudson River in New York City. The majority of people arriving there were from Europe and western Africa. It was opened on Jan 1, 1892 and by 1907, 1,004,756 immigrants passed through to become citizens. Only about 2% were denied admission into the U.S. By the time it closed in November of 1954 over 12 million immigrants passed through its doors. Angel Island was built in 1910 in the San Fransisco Bay. It was the main arrival for Asian immigrants. Approximately 1 million Asian immigrants were processed. During World War 2 it was used as a place to keep POWs (prisoners of war) and in 1950 it was used as a nike missal base. It was finally closed in 1962 and was turned into a national park in 1963.