Whom We Shall Welcome – Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945–1965

Whom We Shall WelcomeItalian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965\nAuthor(s): Danielle Battisti\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9780823284382, 978-0823284382\nSynopsis\nWinner, Immigration and Ethnic History Society First Book Award\n Whom We Shall Welcome examines World War II immigration of Italians to the United States, an under-studied period in Italian immigration history. Danielle Battisti looks at efforts by Italian American organizations to foster Italian immigration along with the lobbying efforts of Italian Americans to change the quota laws. While Italian Americans (and other white ethnics) had attained virtual political and social equality with many other groups of older-stock Americans by the end of the war, Italians continued to be classified as undesirable immigrants. Her work is an important contribution toward understanding the construction of Italian American racial/ethnic ide.