A student was asked to the following question: "How would you describe the patterns of immigration to Megalopolis over the 19th and 20th centuries that led to the diversity of population that now characterizes the region?" As an answer, this student wrote the following: "In the early 19th century the main immigrant groups to the region were largely from Northern Europe, including English, Irish, and German settlers. However, by the late 19 th century new immigrants from Latin America, Asia, and Africa came to dominate. After World War I though, restrictive quota laws meant that only immigrants from eastern and southern Europe could come to the region through the processing center on Ellis Island