Well, maybe not in the '70s, but certainly historically. Joe Colombo linking himself and his friends to such Italians is a joke, though. They too were persecuting and extorting Italians.
Well up to the end of the 19th century you would be hard pressed to find anyone who wasn't persecuted in America if they weren't of English, Scottish, Welsh or German descent.
I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.
