The New England Federation provided its people with the best standard of living in the world in a time when other nations were still struggling with the aftermath of the Second Great Depression and the Cybernetic Wars. And then, in one of the defining moments of the century, they reopened Ellis Island as a symbol to the world that America was once again willing and eager to accept migrant workers from all over the world. The tired and the poor, the homeless, the tempest-tossed, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free, all were welcome to come to Ellis Island and find a new future in a Better America. The New England Federation promised them jobs, security, and prosperity if they came to America. It was a new era in America, built by the Great Families that fundamentally transformed it into a better place to live and thrive.