Considering how hard it is to get away with crimes now in America compared to places like Mexico, Russia or even Italy, the mafia has survived and thrived. After all the shit they faced, la cosa nostra survives. Old school Italian Americans are the toughest people on this planet. Even guys like gotti who had their flaws, would do a thousand years standing on his head. No other group in America will ever match or come close to matching what la cosa nostra had, and to an extent still has.
it's very resilient being the oldest criminal group in the states
