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But what really killed many families was that Italians integrating and exiting out of the little Italies, they decided that they could make their way in life honestly, and so the recruiting pool was cleared, this has killed many families, in my opinion .
Without a doubt. The average Italian American kid today is softer than my daughter's baby shit as well. But your spot on as far as Italians moving out of our strong holds. It makes me sick when I go through north newark, cianci street in paterson, etc... And we have zero presence except for the cafes and the old timers who come in from out of town to watch the calcio and play scopa or scala.
