The passage starts off explaining the past of Ellis Island and how it was used to document all in coming immigrants. In fact 40% of U.S. citizens can be traced back to Ellis Island. The Island began with an open door policy but later involved a series of tests.
A bridge was built connecting Ellis Island to New Jersey's Liberty State Park. The bridge was meant to be used by personnel reconstructing Ellis Island. The bridge was off limits to the public but the public wanted access. Although there was no bridge connecting Ellis Island to New York, New York and New Jersey share "custody" of Ellis Island. New York is most recognized for Ellis Island and the Statue of liberty since it is a great tourist attraction in NY.
The people of New Jersey wanted access to the bridge to promote tourism but others argue the the experience of arriving by boat would be ruined. The meaning of this work is to find out the opinion of those who are affected most by the bridge. They created a list of constituency groups in which the interviewees had some sort of "expersise", meaning they are interested in the well being of the park since they are around it
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