Which of the following best describes an immigrant family's experience at Ellis Island options:

They were whisked through immigration rather quickly and with very little paperwork.


They were interviewed thoroughly, given physical examinations, and usually left the same day they arrived.


They were treated very poorly, forced to pay large bribes, and spent weeks trying to clear immigration.


They were interviewed, had to fill out hundreds of forms, and usually had to stay two or three days before clearing.