[Clemenza]

Let's be fair: Ask any second or third generation Italian-American about how he feels about immigrants or migrant groups like Puerto Rican and 75% of the time you will get a negative answer.

[cyborg]

Well if it's illegal immigration, I certainly don't doubt that at all. A lot of it is probably resentment because their parents came here the legal way. That was pretty much my dad's opinion. Actually I've heard more younger Italians say things, like well if those mexicans and jamaicans can come here and open up a grocery store in four years, then what's black people's problem? I've heard more of that than criticizing immigrants. Of course I agree but that's another thread isn't it? Actually that was another thread!

[ffusco]

All recently matriculated ethnic groups project their fears onto the new -commers. First and Second generation Italian-Americans don't dislike Puerto Ricans because they are immigrants neccessarily, Its because Italian-Americans have "anglicized" and the two groups still occupy some of the same neighborhoods. As Italians became more middle class with each generation and moved to the burbs they were replaced by the next newcommers In the old neighborhoods, the newcommers are seen as unruly, violent and overly fertile.