essay

Chicago's Italian American rally for immigration reform

family and community life of italian americansStaten 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.
Subjects
External migration
Pressure politics
culture
Italian Americans
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