Port of Galveston immigration the Jewish Immigrants' Information Bureau in cooperation with the London-based Jewish Territorial Organization, Jewish philanthropists such as Jacob Schiff supported the Galveston Movement to stop the concentration of Jewish immigrants in the congested industrial cities of the northeastern United States by landing them in Texas instead of New York, and assisting them in finding jobs in the West. (Silent Treatment, 65)”Thus, there was a concentrated effort among the Jewish population to enter the United States through Galveston instead of Ellis Island. There were also concerns among the Jewish population that anti-Semitic actions were behind the rejections of Jewish immigrants from
Port of Galveston parking lot for cruise passengers to leave their cars. It also charges an access fee for private operators to enter the cruise terminal area to pick up or drop off passengers. Several parking operators sued the port over these fees. In January 2017, the United States Federal Maritime Commission unanimously upheld the port's right to charge them. In February 2016, the port completed construction on the Galveston Downtown Transit Terminal. Designed to "connect the port to the city itself", the facility contains a shopping center and parking. Port of Galveston The Port of Galveston is the port of the city