When the European migrants see the Statue of Liberty, suddenly, the ‘American Dream’ seems to become reality. However, the challenge is not over, because the migrants still have to wait for the results of the medical examination on Ellis Island. Many entrants have been sent back to Antwerp due to medical reasons. For some people it would take years before they were even reunited with their family. For those who passed the medical examination, a new life could begin. But not everything turned out to be that easy as one would have expected…