I think they're suggesting opening things up so that if you make good money, you can move around with less hassle. That's less restrictive than what we have now.
> As an ex-EU citizen you probably know the EU allows any citizen of a member country to travel and work in any other country regardless of income
Within Europe. TTIP is a 'transatlantic' trade deal, so presumably they're referring to opening things up between the US and Europe, something which I fully support.