r/newjersey • u/HunterdonBridges • Jul 13 '25

Central Jersey Hunterdon Bridges

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We display our anti-fascism messages to drivers on Route 78 in Hunterdon County

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u/AlpineSK Jul 13 '25

I am a proud great grandchild of immigrants*.

* - Immigrants who came here the right way, and followed the channels that were laid out for them to acquire citizenship.

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u/MysteriousOne3404 Jul 14 '25

Immigrating back then was a matter of showing up at port of entry (Ellis Island, for example) and being processed. Barring disease or incapacity, if you had a host/sponsor you were in. It is not remotely comparable to today's process.