Okay thanks for the information,My Grandfather told me that many non italians that were really good earners were Usually very accepted and involved in the Mafia like a made member,but how would the Mafia no if you were italian or not because there is many people who could pass for italian and can speak italian and know the culture, i guess my main question is how are they able to trace your roots back to the old country,i mean i can barely trace my roots with the information and insight that i have so how would the mafia be able to do it??
That line about "tracing your roots to the old country" from Goodfellas is probably just that - a line. It's true that prospective candidates have to be well known for years. Including their history and their immediate family, where they grew up, and so on. But it's not like the mob is getting on a genealogy website and tracing it all back to Sicily or Italy.
