Contribution of refugees in Greece's economy

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT REFUGEES CAN HELP

 IMPROVE GREECE'S ECONOMY?

   Greece which already has huge unemployment is struggling to find jobs for refugees. The problem has been made worse after some EU countries refused to resettle some of them. But one group thinks refugees could help grow Greece's feeble economy.

Economics and Statistics of the 20th century

A. First year and statistics

During the decades of 1910 and 1920 the number of immigrants that resorted to Greece was huge, a disproportionate amount related to Greece's population. At the same time, lots of people from Greece that were part of different nations and religional groups left the country. The biggest immigration wave happened after the Anatolian destruction. About 1.200.000 immigrants arrived in Greece in a tragical condition. Most of them had left their houses in a hurry and could take with them only a few of teir movable goods. Lots of malnourished and subtly sheltered immigrants suffered from diseases and physicological problems. The death rate among refugees was very high, especially in the first months. According to LoN(League of Nations), the %20 of immigrants lost their lives in the first year of their arrival.