generate questions: Throughout its history, the city has been a major port of entry for immigrants into the United States; more than 12 million European immigrants were received at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. The term "melting pot" was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans constituted the largest immigrant group, followed by the Irish, Jews, and Italians. In 1940, whites represented 92% of the city's population.
How many immigrants arrived at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924? {sep_token} 'Melting pot' was first used to describe neighborhoods in what area of the city? {sep_token} What ethnicity comprised the largest number of immigrants at the beginning of the twentieth century? {sep_token} What percentage of the population was Caucasian in 1940? {sep_token} What was the ethnicity of the second largest group of immigrants in 1900? {sep_token} Between 1892-1924, how many immigrants came through Ellis Island? {sep_token} In the year 1942, what percentage of white Americans made up New York City? {sep_token}