A rough poem left by a Chinese immigrant at Ellis Island describes the feelings of some: When I think of home I start to cry; When will this sadness leave me?
在廿世紀中期少許從紐約入境，而被拘留在愛麗絲島的華人移民，曾在島上留下一些粗糙的詩句，說明瞭這種「過客」心態。其中一首詩是這麼寫的：「思念故鄉眼淚流，