Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. September 9, 1964
Birthday: September 9
I don't know the numbers, but roughly half of the people who came through Ellis Island returned home. They came here to make money, not to make history.
source: "There Is No Real Life". Interview with Brad Fox, www.guernicamag.com. March 15, 2013.
topic: Home, Islands, Numbers, Ellis Island