Ok, let me be clear. I have a temporary residence in Germany. Before, i had a worker visa. I'm not allowed to start my own business with temporary residence here. Only if i have a German co-founder.
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/buergerservi...
Not seeing any point here that forces you to have a german cofounder. It honestly sounds like you're experiencing difficulties working as a freelancer on a temporary residence permit, which I think is the case all around the world. I'd be glad for US natives to chime in, but from what I've read it's similar there.
From the remainder of your comment I take that you're russian/belarussian? If you have a permanent residence you're free to give up your citizenship, but yeah, it's not in the best interest for western states to make living amenable for you, due to state security. I'm pretty sure that regardless of my oppinion, you'd face similar difficulties in the US and elsewhere.
If germany is so hostile, why not migrate?
Now, you are right in a way that it is a choice to migrate there. My issue is with the weird belief that Europe is more inclusive when it is just false. It's like another manifestation of the quintessentially european inferiority complex that leads to comparisons with a weird, exaggerated caricature of what they think the US is. The truth is that Germany is less inclusive, provides less opportunities and is more xenophobic in almost all regards than America, unless I guess you are a white European migrant.
The remainder of you comment is a pretty one sided take. I think the US and EU don't give each other much if you want to migrate from outside the Schengen area.
I'm not a fan of my governments current policy on migration, nor that of the EU, but the truth is, until a large portion of voters dies, I'm limited in what I can do about it.
That's an outright lie, you need a Visa though if you're not a citizen from a Schengen country.
> strict residence laws
Ever tried to get a Greencard? And if you have the financial backing, up until the start of the Ukraine war there were plenty of states with a golden visa program.
I think you're being too harsh on german and european policymakers. I agree, the climate for startups is abysmal and the room for improvement is huge, but in terms of being inclusive EU is leading over the US.