cafebabel has an article on attitudes towards Albanian immigrants in Greece.
I was watching Top Channel last night, first the news, then Fiks Fare. According to them Tirana's citizens now have a choice not only between Rama and Olldashi, but also between Rama and Rama. A minor right-wing faction, Parti 'Balli Kombetar' , submitted papers to the election authorities registering their candidate, Akile Rama. The people on Fiks Fare got hold of the papers and sent a reporter and camera team to the address listed for Mr A Rama. After much ringing of the bell the gate was reluctantly opened by a middle-aged woman who refused to speak to the reporter and tried to close the gate on her. Back in the studio Saimiri and Doctori - the two presenters of Fiks Fare - revealed that Mr Akile Rama was 73 years old, in hospital, and did not know he was now a candidate for mayor. They also compared two documents - the papers submitted on his behalf, and a genuine document he had signed. The signatures were not even remotely similar. There was an interview with the lea
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What I'm worried about though, is that many albos change their names and turn greek just to belong in greece. And while that could be ok for albanians in england or the US or even Italy, we still have territorial issues with Greece, a country that still has a strong nationalistic group in all of its political parties. The sooner Greece adapts swift reforms in immigration laws, the safer it will be for albanians to keep their identity.
Ethnically and culturally Albanians and GReeks are very close.
I think Greek people are very nice, the majority of them, especially to the Albanians. I have been many times in GReece and I was always treated nicely. I have more than 30 people of my extended family who have gone to GReece since 1992. They are fully integrated into Greek culture and they were never treated badly because they are Albanians!
What would Albanians do if suddenly we got 600 000 GReeks illegally from the border?
Last time i was in Athens i was scandalized by the number of Pakis, chinese and Africans! I would never want large numbers of migrants in Albania. I once heard some chinese in Albania speaking fluent Albanian and I'm sorry but it was so ugly. I can't accept it. MY language is only for us to come only of our mouths! Now for Greeks Albanians are the most favourite!
Despite the ignorance on the internet and some few bad Greeks, in general they are really nice and generous people.
The article mentioned it, the problem of crime. It is very true that those who excaped prisons in 97 mostly ended up in GReece. They cannot come back to Albania because they will face even more years of jail and so they have fake identity in Greece. But old ways don't change and criminals are always criminals.
I agree with regulating immigration between Albania and GReece because it will benefit Albanian migrants there and the relationship between the 2 countries.
You see Omit what Communism does to people? You see the results of long years of malnutrition and lack of basic amenities? Do you see how twisted the mind of the youth gets to become from such harsh life? An anti-immigrant immigrant whose, I'm sure, the first color TV was bought by, you guessed it, immigrant money.
Guys move on, there are a lot of countries there who appreciate what you contribute and treat you like an equal fellow human.
Hoping time, comunication and education would fix things out...