I've noticed a paradox in a lot of country's immigration systems. A lot of them have point-based systems, and you need a certain number of points to even get on a waiting list or lottery. It seems simple enough, just rake up points by getting the certain skills and qualifications that the country is looking for. However, they mainly want you to be young, yet have both a high level degree and years of work experience at the same time. Like, if you had a degree and are under thirty, you might still need five to ten years of work experience to get enough points to reach the minimum, yet once you go over thirty as you accrue that work experience, bam you lose a bunch of points and are below the minimum again.
A lot of countries that are seemingly progressive really aren't in this regard.
A lot of countries that are seemingly progressive really aren't in this regard.