Ελληνικής καταγωγής των ΗΠΑ ζητούν από την Αμερικάνικγ κυβέρνηση να ελλατώσουν την διαδικασία για την είσοδο Ελλήνων στις ΗΠΑ

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             Contact: State Representative Efstathia C. Booras (office) (603) 595-7699  (cell) (603) ­930-3220

                             Senator leonides raptakis, (401)397-2720/(401) 524-2233 (cell) 401-276-5567

                              Senator Sandy zpapps (011-972-54-917-4462) (651) 247-8698 USA Cell(651)296-1802

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE REPRESENTATIVE EFSTATHIA C. BOORAS,  Joins in with Rhode Island SENATOR RAPTAKIS, MINNESOTA SENATE PRESIDENT SANDY PAPPAS JOIN IN CALLING ON CONGRESS TO INCREASE QUOTA LIMIT FOR GREEKS SEEKING ENTRY TO US

State Representative Efstathia C. Booras joins Senators in ask their delegations to support quota increases as means of helping Greek youth struggling to find employment in midst of financial crisis

(July 2, 2015) New Hampshire State Representative Efstathia C. Booras, joins Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas Raptakis has joined with Minnesota Senate President Sandy Pappas in asking their respective Congressional delegations to take action in response to the ongoing financial crisis engulfing Greece.

With youth unemployment rates in the country at a staggering 50%, the legislators are asking federal officials to raise the quota limit to allow more Greeks to enter the United States as their nation’s economy has gone into a free-fall. Both Senators and State Representative state that by allowing Greek nationals with solid, marketable job skills to come into the United States to put their talents to work, the US government would be providing an important lifeline to Greece.

“While the financial meltdown in Greece has been in the news of late, the horrible economic conditions and youth unemployment rates have become a disturbing way of life for a generation of young Greeks,” said Raptakis. “We have a chance here to take a basic step that will help provide some measure of relief to a country which has been a strong ally of the United States for many decades.”

Pappas added, “This crisis has taken a terrible toll on the aspirations of educated, young Greeks who cannot find work and have little hope for the future. This would be a gesture of good will that will demonstrate to a new generation of Greek citizens that the United States is in their corner and willing to help in a time of need.”

Booras added, “In times of crisis, people are under a lot of strain,  We Pray that the end result will be bring people together and strengthen the sense of common purpose.”  “Greece and the United States relations go back decades, and we will continue to do all we can to sustain and strenghthen these ties.” “Greece is suffering, the Greek people are suffering, the youth are suffering, and now’s the time for the United States to assist the Greek people, by allowing Greek nationals with solid, marketable job skills to come into the United States to put their talents to work.”

Booras, Raptakis and Pappas pointed to the support America provided Greece in the years following World War II as a model for taking action here. While the US cannot fix the Greek economy, it can help provide an avenue of opportunity for young Greek citizens at this time of extreme crisis.

“By allowing educated Greeks with strong job skills to come to the US, we can actually allow young people to put their job skills to work as engineers, doctors, and in a range of professional fields,” the Senators and State Representative said. “The sad reality is that right now, many of those talented people are languishing in unemployment or toiling in low-end jobs that have nothing to do with their skills.”