India, Dec. 30 -- In the midst of the ongoing controversy surrounding H-1B visas in the United States, an American legislator voiced his discontent regarding Purdue University's decision to employ a foreign national as a faculty member.

Indiana State Representative Andrew Ireland took to X to criticize the taxpayer-funded university in Indiana for opting to hire a professional on an H-1B visa to teach marketing.

Blasting Purdue University over its move, Ireland wrote: "Taxpayer-funded Purdue University disclosed it is hiring a foreigner on an H-1B visa to teach marketing. Does anyone seriously believe no American in the Chicago area can teach marketing for $127,500 a year? The same university even has a PHD program for marketing student...