>Perhaps when I was freshly graduated I might have tolerated it, but as someone with a family and lots of very good opportunities already here in Europe (and be

>Perhaps when I was freshly graduated I might have tolerated it, but as someone with a family and lots of very good opportunities already here in Europe (and being able to re-locate with minimal fuss to another EU country (unless we vote ourselves out)), its a nobrainer to stay here. Add to that the whole potential deportation if you were to lose your job, and an average family home in the valley costing well above $1 million, nah, I think I will leave it thanks. This is my train of thought as well. I am here in the US on a student visa about to graduate in spring. Originally, I was thinking about going the H1B route, but the more and more I learn about it, the less I want to bother with it. I have a EU passport, so I guess I am less doomed than maybe an Indian or so. The problem with H1B is that you can't build yourself a life here. How can you create a family and buy a house if you have to worry constantly about deportation? No thanks. Europe might have a lower pay, but I am willing to pay that price for a peace of mind. Plus all my family is in Europe.