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.”