While I think the region-based visa would be a positive step by itself, there is an additional twist I would recommend adding to the policy: require the purchase of a home from the visa recipient.
"They (US immigration) said I have got convictions - as far as I'm concerned none of them are too serious - so I need to get a visa each time I travel, " he told the BBC.
In putting together my start-up visa legislation, I've talked to professors at famous universities, political scientists, economists and foreign businessmen, all of whom are happy to help.
In a Peter Lynch buy-what-you-know way I would be bullish on MasterCard and Visa based on the potential of digital enablers like Square unleashing their potential.