The major purpose of the Angel Island immigration station, also known as the "Ellis Island of the West," was to

a. interrogate and detain Chinese entering the country for evidence of fraudulent entry into the United States.
b. prevent the immigration of Japanese nationals after the Chinese exclusion.
c. facilitate the processing of large numbers of immigrants entering the country on the West Coast.
d. process the large numbers of Mexicans entering the United States following the Mexican Revolution.


a

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