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Murray Ruggiero Amethyst 4/29/08

Alfonso Ruggiero

I am Alfonso Ruggiero from Rome, Italy. I am Italian and just left from Rome, Italy. The reason I left was because of my religion. I wanted to follow the region I was born and raised in, but my country would not allow me to. So I decided to move to the U.S.A. I Left on January 26, 1909 on the Rijndom. I entered Ellis Island on May 26,1909.I was sad each day I would get hit by the government each day because I wanted my own region. I wanted to meet my girlfriend Barrie Bonds. She went to U.S.A 20 years ago and I miss my Barrie. I stole money from an old guy to get to U.S.A because I could not work because they did not like my region. No one would hire me. I hope in U.S.A that I can get a job and I Hope to start new in U.S.A. I am 22 years old. If I had brought 5 items I would bring food water my gun money my mother I left be hide. I was happy to start new but my mother I missed very badly. Big and had 15,000 people in it was nice and a great ship. I ate and sleep on the ship with the 15,000 people. I saw land and cried it was great a new life a great life to start new. The Ellis Island building was not good they do not treat you good they ask you a lot of questions and if you answer one wrong they send you back to you came from and I was scared that they would send my back because they did not. I am free and I can do all I what and my life is great. --- Thank you Alfonso Ruggiero