The rule that a prospective member has to be fully Italian on both their father's and mother's side was reinstated by the New York Families in the early part of the decade.
That's not true. I know of at least two guys (both sons of capos), who were "made" in the last 5 or 6 years; one's mother is Jewish, the other Irish. So obviously, the bosses still bend the rules for their own.
And Don Cardi is right; being a made guy ain't what it used to be. First and foremost, you become an automatic target for the Government. It seems they know about it about an hour after the ceremony.
