vfxsoldier:

Yet statements like Mr. Webber’s go unchecked and what makes it particularly disappointing is how obviously wrong it is.

Visual effects work follows the money, not the talent. The artists follow the work. Some of the best work in the past years have come out of London and Vancouver. This will continue until the money goes somewhere else. Then the artists will move to that local. I personally know a lot of amazing artists that live and work in the USA. I also know a lot of amazing artists that work out the USA that would love to come back.