I completely agree; there should be a far less arbitrary and obtuse set of criteria.
I would love to move to the Valley (I'm Canadian) for everything that is there, but there is no outlet for founding a company and moving it south of the border without jumping through multiple legal hoops. I have no debt, I'm not going to go on benefits, I pay my taxes, I have a good degree from one of the world's best uni's, I'm driven, resourceful, etc. Why is there an arbitrary, xenophobic law preventing me from doing so? Canada (and now the UK) seem to provide a much more sensible set of regulations that promote entrepreneurship which have huge and wide-ranging impacts on the local economies.
I would love to move to the Valley (I'm Canadian) for everything that is there, but there is no outlet for founding a company and moving it south of the border without jumping through multiple legal hoops. I have no debt, I'm not going to go on benefits, I pay my taxes, I have a good degree from one of the world's best uni's, I'm driven, resourceful, etc. Why is there an arbitrary, xenophobic law preventing me from doing so? Canada (and now the UK) seem to provide a much more sensible set of regulations that promote entrepreneurship which have huge and wide-ranging impacts on the local economies.