Doesn't Dublin now have a hot tech job market? And to some extent other Irish cities such as Cork? If I was a 21-yr old new grad now, I'd be off to Ireland in a flash, live there 5 yrs get a EU passport while you still can. It surprises me more young Brits aren't doing that. Maybe they aren't aware you can still go work in Ireland without a visa. For now , at least... As for SF or Seattle, hasn't the changes to the H1B visa program made that far more difficult for Brits than it used to be?