Remember that the commission change the rule in the 80's early 90's that guys need to be half Italians on the father side so it can trace it back to Italy.
Supposedly, they changed it back to full Italian in the early 2000's.
Though I imagine some well-connected guys, who are only partially Italian, can still get made. That was the bottom line when they relaxed the rules back in the '80s or '90s. Two good examples are Junior Gotti (a quarter Jewish), and Craig DePalma (his Mom, Terri, is fully Jewish). But look who their fathers were.
Nepotism has gone on in that life when it comes to straightening guys out since the day they pricked their first finger. My point is, it was MUCH easier to get your button if you were only half-Italian if your Dad was a heavyweight himself.
