1. what was the purpose of the immigration center at angel island? a. to screen newly arriving immigrants on the west coast b. to immigrants being returned to their homelands in asia c. to place chinese immigrants into unskilled labor jobs in factories d. to provide social services to assimilate immigrants arriving in california 2. what was the main purpose of ellis island? a. to new immigrants find their families b. to find new immigrants jobs c. to assimilate new immigrants d. to examine and process newly arrived u. s. immigrants 3. true or false? many immigrants lived in poverty once they arrived in america. a. true b. false