I have not met most people, but most people I have met... I usually like Italian-Americans. I don't remember ever meeting an actual Italian from Italy. Usually I do not like Europeans I meet in America, with the exception of a few people from England and Ireland whom I used to DJ with when I used to DJ records at clubs.
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=38500If the latest FBI hate-crime statistics are any indication, of the 1,314 verified offenses motivated by religious bias, 68.5 percent were anti-Jewish.
No one in America is persecuted more than the Jew. [Despite all the self-hating and Leftist butt-kissing, Jews are persecuted several times over than even the terrorist Muslims who have actually DONE things to earn persecution and Muslims in America are a larger percentage of the population; maybe this stems from the common knowledge if you interact with a Muslim in a way they don't like they WILL actually kill you.]
However Italian-Americans have at times known great persecution as well. Many people think Italian-Americans are all involved with the mob, much like people think all Jews are in some sort of Zionist network which controls the world. In NYC I think Italian-Americans remember this more so than elsewhere, at least based upon my observations living in NYC, Northern New York state, Orlando, Los Angeles, Vermont, and Maine. In other parts of the country I don't sense as much kinship as in NYC between Jews and Italians, not that I see animosity replacing kinship, its just not as overtly friendly. Maybe in NYC this kinship stems from Ellis Island days.