▁occupation ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁although ▁the ▁short ness ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁presence ▁limited ▁the ▁damage ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁w re ak ▁upon ▁the ▁Roma ▁population . ▁ ▁Under ▁Commun ism ▁En ver ▁H ox ha ▁im posed ▁a ▁har sh ▁St alin ist ▁regime ▁upon ▁Alban ia , ▁attempting ▁to ▁hom ogen ize ▁the ▁population ▁by ▁repr ess ing ▁religious ▁and ▁cultural ▁differences . ▁Although ▁as ▁a ▁minor ity ▁the ▁Roma ▁were ▁supposed ly ▁accord ed ▁benefits ▁and ▁prote ctions , ▁in ▁reality ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁the ▁case , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Me h met ▁She hu ▁tried ▁to ▁ban ▁Roma ▁from ▁entering ▁Alban ian ▁towns . ▁ ▁After ▁Commun ism ▁Despite ▁in equal ities ▁and ▁supp ression ▁during ▁the ▁commun ist ▁era , ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁commun ism ▁brought ▁more ▁mis fort une ▁to ▁Roma , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁heavily ▁un emp loy ed ▁and ▁rapidly ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁society ; ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁may ▁Roma ▁today ▁are ▁nost alg ic ▁for ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁commun ism . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Roma ▁began ▁tempor arily ▁migr ating ▁to ▁Greece ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁more ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities , ▁beginning ▁a ▁rec urrent ▁pattern ▁of ▁season al ▁Roma ▁migration ▁to ▁Greece ▁from ▁Alban ia . ▁M igration ▁to ▁Greece ▁was ▁also ▁experienced ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁major ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁of ▁Southern ▁Alban