There seems to have been an informal requirement [1] to have $25 to pass through Ellis Island less they become a burden on the public system. Adjust for 1909 do

There seems to have been an informal requirement [1] to have $25 to pass through Ellis Island less they become a burden on the public system. Adjust for 1909 dollars, that's $700 today...or 0.02 BTC. "Many families sold everything they had". Unfortunately, escaping regimes is expensive. Many Americans today would not be able to pay this fee. [1] https://books.google.com/books?id=QjA_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=ellis+island+$25+requirement&source=bl&ots=JVNFZ-M0ZS&sig=ACfU3U0TmMGpDH37FKf_xOlhoyz8Tnq2dw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2v4P1_vf1AhX1IEQIHWHhCQUQ6AF6BAgyEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=QjA_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77&lpg=P...