Amid the ongoing visa row in the US, public universities are facing backlash after H-1B hiring announcements circulated on social media, reigniting worries that qualified American workers may be overlooked for specific job opportunities.
University of Michigan H-1B hiring has sparked uproar after independent journalist Chris Brunet posted screenshots on X that display two recent announcements from the University of Michigan, revealing its intention to employ foreign workers via the H-1B visa program.
The job openings mentioned included an Intermediate Software Developer with an annual salary of $72,100 and an Intermediate Database Administrator with a salary of $75,000.
Netizens reacted to Brunet's post, with one writing: “All they talk about in Michigan is how bad unemployment is, took me almost a year to get a job.”
“Many friends I know who have kids who went to school there, AMERICAN CITIZENS, can’t get a job after graduating while many of their foreigner friends have been hired by top corporations,” another said.
The criticism extends beyond the recent H-1B job postings at the University of Michigan, with earlier this year Brunet disseminating similar H-1B intent notices from various public universities.
