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It was multifacted involving culture, demographic, immigration, law enforcement and external competition. 1. Banning of italian immigration in 1924 ( Immigrati
by liftbigweights 8y ago
It was multifacted involving culture, demographic, immigration, law enforcement and external competition.
1. Banning of italian immigration in 1924 ( Immigration Act of 1924 ).
2. The integration of italians into american life.
3. Poor immigrant italian families transitioning to wealthier italian-american families generation after generation.
4. Decades long government crackdown on organized crime.
5. Competition from non-italian mafia ( russian, ukrainian, asian, cuban and of course the mexicans ).
As immigration stop and as italian american moved out of cities to suburbs and got professional jobs, the mob lost its prestige and demographic base. And as the government cracked down, the structure of the mafia was slowly dismantled along with its reputation. Finally, just like the italian mafia usurped the irish mafia, the italian mafia was being squeezed by other younger and stronger ethnic mafia groups.