"I'm sorry." "I don't speak Italian." " Are you English?" " Yes." "Do you speak English?" "No." "You are wonderful, my darling." " Traveling alone?" " Yes, with this family." "You have a boyfriend, America?" "No." "No boyfriend, no America." " You have a passport?" " No." " You have money?" " Why?" "Why?" "Curious, huh?" "I have a boyfriend for you, America." "I have, America." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" " Don't touch me." " Sorry." "I could very easily find someone who would help you out of this mess," "someone who could give you a hand, perhaps someone who might even marry you." "It wouldn't be a terrible thing." "I could find you a very wealthy, well-positioned gentleman." "Signor Belvedere is the largest purveyor of ice in New York City." "Stand behind the line, please." "Please circle over." "Please." "All right." "All right, hold it." "Hats off, sir." "Sir." "Ask them to take their hats off." "Down." "Heads down." "I need you to put your heads down." "Okay, down." "That's it." "Very good." "Thank you." "What day is it today?" "What month?" "What day?" "What's your name?" "Okay, tell them to get their bags." "Everybody in line." "What's your name?" "Show me your hat." "Listen." "Here." "Thank you." "Show me your hands." "Turn them around." "Good." "Open your mouth." "Have you been ill?" "Can he speak?" "Have you been ill?" "Can you speak?" "Can you hear me?" "Can you hear me, what I'm saying?" "Step back, please." "Follow me this way, please." "Would you please lie down?" "Excuse me." "Madam, this lady is not used to this kind of examination." " Are you English, miss?" " Yes, I am." " You came with Italians?" " Yes, ma'am." "Is your husband traveling with you?" "My fiancé." "He's supposed to meet me here." "It is highly uncommon for an English lady to be traveling with Italians." "You'll be questioned about that." "Math test." "Four and two." "Okay." "Bread and gold." "He says he can't throw the gold." "He'd eat the bread." "Nothing." "He wouldn't throw anything." "I'm ready." "Done." "I love table games, sir." "May I ask, I thought you were looking for illnesses and contagious diseases here." "Unfortunately, ma'am, it has been scientifically proven that lack of intelligence is genetically inherited, hence contagious in a way." "We are trying to prevent below-average people from mixing with our citizens." "What a modern vision." "Miss Rita D'Agostino, please stand up." "Mr. Scandito, please stand up." "Mr. Scandito, do you acknowledge the lady standing before you" " as your fiancée and future wife?" " Yes, sir." "Miss D'Agostino, do you acknowledge the gentleman standing before you as your fiancé and future husband?" "Very well." "The wedding will take place on the 17th of the current month at Ellis Island." "You may now pass the flowers." "Please be seated." "Moving on." "Miss Rosa Napolitano, please stand up." "Mr. Ettore Scandelli, please stand up." "Mr. Scandelli, do you acknowledge the lady standing before you" " as your fiancée and future bride?" " Yes." "Miss Napolltano, do you acknowledge the gentleman standing before you as your fiancé and future husband?" "Very well." "The wedding will take place on the 17th of this current month at Ellis Island." "You may now pass the flowers." "Moving on." "Miss Dolores Torres, please stand up." "Mr. Sergio Dominguez, please stand up." "Sergio Dominguez, please stand up." "Please stand up." "Sergio Dominguez, I know you're here." "Why won't you show yourself?" "How long will you leave me here?" "I've been waiting for days now." "Which one?" "Right here?" "Just take this." "Which one?" "This one?" "Please take the note." "The gentlemen have the notes." " Which one?" "This lady here?" " Yeah." "Would you hand me the notes?" "This is for you." "Take it." "It's for you." "Mrs. Fortunata Mancuso." "She wants to know what all these shapes are, sir." "Does she think we're going to harm her?" "What do we want from them?" "Them who?" "All the folk who came over from the old world." "Would you explain to her that we want to know if they're fit enough to enter the new world?" "Who do we think we are, God, to decide who's good or not good to enter the new world?" "If she wants to enter the United States, she's got to accept our rules." "If she refuses to take the test, she will be deported." "Mr. Marcello Tarsitano." "The wedding will take place on the 17th of the current month" " at Ellis Island." " Thank you." "There are no further names on the list." "We now have 10 minutes." " Excuse me, sir." " Yes?" "You haven't called our names yet." "Your name hasn't been called 'cause your fiancé didn't put it on the list." " But he's here waiting to be called." " Where is he?" " Over there." " The gentleman there?" "Mr. Salvatore Mancuso." "Mr. Mancuso, have you filled out this form?" "Do you know this lady?" "He says, "Yes. "" "Can you tell me her name?" "What is her name, please?" "It's a difficult name for him to pronounce." "Well, he must complete the form." "He says he doesn't know how to write." "Well, he's going to have to come back with someone that can write for him." "He comes back another day?" "That's me, sir." "That's what I do when he needs to write." "What am I supposed to do, just wait here?" "He doesn't know anybody out there." "Take the form and do it quickly, please." "Do you have any notes?" "Mr. Salvatore Mancuso, please stand up." "Miss Lucy Reed, please stand up." "Mr. Mancuso, do you acknowledge the lady standing before you as your fiancée and future bride?" "He says, "Yes. "" "Miss Reed, do you acknowledge the gentleman standing before you" " as your fiancé and future husband?" " Yes." "The wedding will take place at Ellis Island." "Mr. Salvatore Mancuso, step forward." "Mr. Mancuso, your son is mute and cannot be admitted." "Your mother is feeble-minded and cannot be admitted." "What is your decision?"