It's a silly rule that serves no practical purpose.
Think about it....the Russian OC groups have guys from mixed ethnic backgrounds and the Russian OC groups are a lot more successful than Cosa Nostra.
Look at Joe Watts who had a Welsh father and a Italian mother and he could have easily have been a Gambino capo had he been made. Watts bought in tons of money for the Gambinos but because his father was Welsh suddenly he is unworthy.
Stupid.
The mafia was never inclusive,until the commission creation in 1931 the sicilians doesn't want the other italians like the neapolitans or calabrians in their gangs.Until the 1970s/1980s there was the little italies in the cities so was easy to by full blooded italian and boss like patriarca sr never made a wiseguy that wasn't full blooded.In the 1980s with the mafia crisis this rule was deleted and chucky porter was made even if he was italian only on the mother side.
Massino said that in the 2000 in the last commission meeting the rule was restored.
Personally I think that these days it's enough to have an Italian surname and made many $$$ to be made.About Joe Watts this is a different things because even he was a shell of what was,the american mafia is still italian so can made a guy (in the east coast families) with a not-italian surname.The outfit give to not-italian associates the same respect that give to made men so even not made their are at the same level.I think that this will be the future of LCN.
