ABSTRACT
Using Greece as a case study, this chapter examines the features of Greek society and economy that created this employment niche. The thread running through this chapter is that immigration to Greece of the 1990s was successful because migrants performed functions that answered real needs of the Greek economy and society. Their continued presence will depend on the kind of role they can find for themselves in the changed circumstances of the country. But their ability to do so depends on how well they are integrated in the fabric of Greek society. The bailout organized by the troika of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank and Europian Union (EU) Commission provided liquidity, which allowed the state to remain functioning, but it came at the cost of possibly one of the most severe fiscal rebalancing programs ever implemented.In terms of immigration, this has meant that Greece is no longer a desirable destination.
