New Italian Joke Book

Asked by a group of Middle Easterners why they were a target of good-natured jokes, a popular Hispanic comedian recently said, "Because it's your turn."

The hypersensitive political-correct crowd would have us believe that there is currently some kind of unprecedented assault on immigrants and immigration. But ours is a country of newcomers, none of whom were welcomed with open arms.

The Irish, Jewish and Italians, for instance, were not cosseted as they might be today. They were subjecte...