if someone looks at non-hispanic white working class then Italians do stand out along with the Irish and the ever growing population hailing from Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

It's not like it used to be (duh!) but it's still there and should not be underestimated.

Implying that all of today's Italian-Americans are doctors, lawyers and PhDs is as discriminatory as saying they're all connected.

Let's leave these sorts of racist remarks to Italian-American Anti-Defamation societies.