Day by day, neighborhoods in downtown Athens become more and more empty, as the economic migrants who used to live there now leave for their countries.
Albanians leave Greece to return to their country of origin to invest their savings. Bulgarians, Romanians and Polish return to their countries, which are now EU members.
Many immigrants from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan booked one- way tickets back to their homelands.
The drop in the construction field has affected men and left many women working as maids unemployed. Many Albanians think about returning, but have to take into consideration their children, as many attend Greek schools and speak limited Albanian.
From 2004 onwards, 50,000 Albanians are estimated to have left Greece.
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