Republican slams Purdue University for hiring H-1B foreign national for professor role at $127,500: 'Can no American tea [View all]

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Republican slams Purdue University for hiring H-1B foreign national for professor role at $127,500: 'Can no American teach marketing in Chicago?'

Indiana State Representative Andrew Ireland has criticised Purdue University Northwest for filing an H-1B visa to hire a foreign national as an assistant professor of marketing, starting June 2026 at a salary of $127,500.

The Republican called the move unfair to American workers and questioned whether there were qualified US applicants nearby in Chicago.

In a post on X, he said: "Taxpayer-funded Purdue University disclosed it is hiring a foreigner on an H-1B visa to teach marketing."

In another social media interaction, Andrew was told by a user that universities hire the best people irrespective of their origins: "Universities try to hire the best person for the job, regardless of whether he is American or foreign. Under your thinking, Princeton wouldn't hire Einstein, because they could have gotten some guy from Kentucky for the same price."

To which Andrew replied: "7.5 million people live within an hour of campus. Do you really think none are better hires as an assistant marketing professor at a satellite campus? If the concern is recruiting Einstein, O-1 visas exist for a reason