Ask HN: Should I move? If so, where?

[throwaway account]

I'm Indian. I've been pursuing the dream of finding a great job and a good life. I've considered myself a hacker of sorts, but most of what I do is simply to satisfy my own personal desires - tiny rails webapps, cool js animations whenever I feel like proving to someone that you don't need flash, and blinding desire to have the cleanest code :) I'd love to have a startup someday, and I spend hours reading and thinking obsessively about what kind of business I'd like to run, what kind of experience a user should be presented with, etc.

So I'm doing what I consider a decent, normal plan. I'm current on an L1 visa in the bay area, and I'll look for a job that'll give me an H1. I'm getting married soon, and will bring the wife back here. All's well-ish.

But The US is scaring the pants off me. On a daily basis I read about how the government is going more into debt, about rabid tea-party fans, internet kill-switches, racism, police brutality, California's financial misery. It's enough to make me reconsider moving back to India, but I'd REALLY like to work with some of the companies I admire so much.

So I have 2 questions - 1. Am I simply being paranoid? Is it just because I read too much reddit, etc that I feel this way and I just need to relax? Is it worth paying so much to rent in the bay area, and stuff will work itself out?

2. If I had to move somewhere, where should I go to? How easy is it to find a great web developer job in Europe/Australia/NZ/wherever? A place that'll ideally help me migrate, and would be a good place to raise family?

I'd love pointers, discussions, anything. Thanks HN.