Hi! My father in law left Calabria at the end of WW2 and went to Argentina. Some years later he emigrated from there to San Francisco where he raised his family. I understand immigration from Italy to America was strictly limited in the postwar years. Is this the case? And were these limits less strict from Argentina, does anyone know? My husband's brother, a child at the time, says he remembers immigration being very easy, but he doesn't know the details. Both the parents are now dead, so we can't ask them, but I am researching the Calabrian and Argentinian histories and should appreciate this information to bring it all together. Many thanks Janette

I have family that left Calabria in the 20's went to Argentina then came to Wisconsin in the 50's. After WWI there was a freeze placed on them, that was one way to get here the other was go to Canada <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hi! > My father in law left Calabria at the end of WW2 and went to Argentina. Some > years later he emigrated from there to San Francisco where he raised his > family. I understand immigration from Italy to America was strictly > limited in > the postwar years. Is this the case? And were these limits less strict from > Argentina, does anyone know? My husband's brother, a child at the time, says > he remembers immigration being very easy, but he doesn't know the details. > Both the parents are now dead, so we can't ask them, but I am researching the > Calabrian and Argentinian histories and should appreciate this information to > bring it all together. > Many thanks > Janette >