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"Does a lie suddenly become "truth" to you if enough people repeat it to you?

Hey, just because you fall in that category......

I see the problems in front of my face. You refuse to. So you're calling 100 republican congressmen liars? Why would they "turn" on Bush? They ALL supported him, too bad he can't do the same.

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How did it happen that approximately 1 million immigrant workers are to be found in Greece? The death of Enver Hoxha in 1985 and the subsequent opening of the borders had a dramatic effect on the immigrant supply from Albania, the major nation involved. And the break-ups of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia also had an effect on driving Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and others southward. The demand was there, as well; as Greeks began to enjoy a more upscale lifestyle in the 1980’s and 90’s, menial labor and agriculture began to seem less enticing as job options. To keep operations cost-effective for farmers, restaurant owners and building contractors, it thus became necessary to hire illegal immigrants. In this way, the businessmen could get the work done cheaply, deftly avoiding having to pay taxes and health insurance for the workers.

Now, however, the long-term effects of this short-sighted policy are about to be felt. Illegal immigrants have established a foothold, and the Greeks seem almost willfully ignorant of the ramifications of this process.

In the end, if the Greeks are unhappy about the perceived negative effect economic migrant workers have on their quality of life, they will have only their own greed to blame for the problem. Sure, it seems to make economic sense to keep things cheap by not paying worker taxes. And having reached a certain economic strata, a culture can also attempt to justify no longer participating in certain kinds of labor. But in the end, everything has a price, much as the Greeks may want to avoid it.

And so, if Greece’s right-wing politicians really want to deport all Albanians, as they have declared, they will want to consider who is going to take their places pouring concrete, mopping floors, cleaning toilets and laying bricks. It’s doubtful that the much-vaunted Greek national pride goes so far as to engage in such activities.
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