essay

Chicago's Italian American rally for immigration reform

family and community life of italian americans • Staten Island, New York • Published In 1983 • Pages: 35-46

By: Cavaioli, Frank J..

Abstract

This short article depicts the role of the American Committee on Italian Migration (ACIM), and its Chicago chapter, in establishing Italian Americans as a major political force in the United States. The article also describes in detail how the lobbying activities of the ACIM were instrumental in establishing a new Immigration and Naturalization Law in 1965 that abolished the hated national origins quota system previously in effect.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Indigenous Person

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1991

Field Date

No date

Coverage Date

ca. 1950s - 1960s

Coverage Place

Chicago, Ill., United States

Notes

[by] Frank J. Cavaioli

Includes bibliography

LCSH

Italian Americans