I doubt it, bro. Germany for Engineering? Yes. But the US stands out. With a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry or shit, the Guy would be working as Research Scientist at a Fortune 100 company with a pretty fat ass package. Worst case, he could end up as an assistant professor in a tier 2 college, has his own lab, and get a lot of funding. It is easy to have your own lab in small Universities in small cities than the likes of Ivy Leagues or tier 1 shits. A private lab means a lot of funding, less work, and you are your boss. Working in a university, he could qualify for EB1 GC (Outstanding Professors & Researchers). Quick as shit for even Indians.
Way to help fuck someone's own life lol.
With a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry or shit, the Guy would be working as Research Scientist at a Fortune 100 company with a pretty fat ass package.
Nope. PhDs are a dime a dozen, especially in NA. They're almost always "overqualified" since they lack industry experience due to the long duration of North American PhDs. Being a foreigner doesn't make it any easier too.
Worst case, he could end up as an assistant professor in a tier 2 college, has his own lab, and get a lot of funding.
Only 25% of PhDs get employed in academia because there are too many PhDs.
It is easy to have your own lab in small Universities in small cities
Nope, see above. So many PhDs, you'll always have competition.
Working in a university, he could qualify for EB1 GC (Outstanding Professors & Researchers). Quick as shit for even Indians.
Yeah you get your PR via EB1 if you can find a faculty job but that's a big if. Even if you land a tenure track position the stress will probably give you cancer before you qualify for PR.
Rules for getting the best out of a PhD:
0. You're fucked if you want an academic career and nobody can help you.
1. Go to EU and find an industrial PhD where you work in the office of a large industrial sponsor. Guaranteed employment as soon as you graduate. EU PhDs take 3 years to complete whereas NA PhDs take 4+ years.
2. Only go to the US for PhD if your PhD is on something that has an industry in the US or EU. Also know that many employers won't want to employ you because you're "overqualified" (means there are 25 year olds with more experience than you do). However, if you can find a supervisor with strong industry connections and network, definitely do PhD in the US.
3. Don't do PhD in Canada. It's a complete waste of time. Takes as long as a US PhD and there are no jobs afterwards. Canada doesn't need PhDs. You might find a job somewhere else with that PhD but why not go get that PhD in that place in the first place?
No employer ever will be amazed by your PhD. The main goal of PhD is not to become "Doctor", but to build a strong professional network. In most cases of NA PhDs you'll be a lab rat and make zero connections in 4+ years. If your supervisor is very active in terms of industry networking and also allows you to build your own network during your studies then a US PhD is the best.