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Exactly. And I'm ashamed of it more than I can express in a forum but there seem to be enough xenophobes here to ensure that's going to be the status quo for quite a while.

Even within the EU there is plenty of that, witness the friction between western Europeans and immigrants from Poland or Romania.

We have a long way to go in this respect.

The UK has good laws (you can get a highly skilled Visa without major problems).

Unfortunately some of the nicest countries it is difficult (e.g. Ireland).

Highly skilled people should have little problems with visas, however, it depends on the country (Europe has heterogeneous immigration policies).