The immigration problems for entrepreneurs is shared by practically every nation I've looked into. It is a local industry with local advantages and global conse

The immigration problems for entrepreneurs is shared by practically every nation I've looked into. It is a local industry with local advantages and global consequences. The only place I found that seemed somewhat better was my home country of Canada, which I strongly considered but ultimately declined to operate in. There's a greater pool of technical talent living in the USA than anywhere, (except perhaps the EU, which is nearly impossible to get into as an entrepreneur who's a non-citizen), there's easier access to funding -- and in particular smart money (which if you listen well is a lot more valuable than dumb money), world-class universities, and better weather than Canada. I could go on. So it makes sense to improve immigration from an entrepreneurs standpoint. And there's a good argument it makes sense to improve it from the government's standpoint. And there's a good argument that it makes sense from the VC's standpoint. The only good arguments against the startup visa that I've heard are that in its current incarnation it displaces the H1B queue, which is way too long already. Furthermore, it isn't the overarching immigration reform that the country will eventually need. I don't know what the best approach would be to put large scale immigration reform in, but I really doubt that a recession is the time...