Agora: Should the U.S. Open the Door to More Greek Immigrants?

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Agora: Should the U.S. Open the Door to More Greek Immigrants?

Antonis H. Diamataris and Constantinos E. Scaros

AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS By Antonis H. Diamataris and Constantinos E. Scaros

From time to time, an issue emerges and inspires various minds to converge, often at odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, collective enlightenment will result from such conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire to continue that tradition.

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June 14, 2012

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3 readers comments


1. Niko Seretis wrote on June 15, 2012 11:29 AM	I think we need to notify our congressmen to get the ball rolling on this. A wave of new immigrants would be great for our communities throughout the US and hopefully revitalize the Greek language in our churches.

2. Philip Vorgias wrote on June 15, 2012 3:56 PM	These arguments-on both sides-have been repeated since the USA was created. In my view anyone who's willing to work hard and contribute should be considered for citizenship, if at all possible. We could sure use the help paying down our deficits! As for Greeks, why not? They work as hard as any immigrant and harder than most. It'd be a net plus for the USA.

3. Yannis Armaou wrote on June 15, 2012 7:02 PM	The sooner,the better!AMEN
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