Concerns over foreign hiring at US public universities have resurfaced after a new visa-related job posting at the University of Michigan led MAGA critics to question whether American workers are being overlooked.The debate reignited after freelance journalist Chris Brunet shared screenshots on Twitter showing two recent H-1B visa job notices from the university. The listing showed vacancies for an ‘Intermediate Software Developer’ with an annual salary of $72,100 and an ‘Intermediate Database Administrator’ with a salary of $75,000.Showing the posting, Brunet wrote: “The University of Michigan has filed 2 notices of intent to hire H-1B workers. Intermediate Software Developer, Salary: $72,100. Intermediate Database Administrator, Salary: $75,000. No American software or database developers were eligible for these positions.The job notices were linked to departments at the university’s Ann Arbor campus, including the Office of Medical Student Education and the Laboratory Animal Medicine Unit.Many social media users argued that publicly funded institutions should prioritize domestic workers, especially at a time when job competition in US technology and professional sectors remains intense. Controversy also revolves around the H-1B visa program, which allows US employers to hire skilled foreign workers from foreign countries when domestic candidates are unavailable. Indian and Chinese workers make up the majority of H-1B visas.Further attention was drawn to earlier recruitment activity at the university. Brunet previously shared similar H-1B notices of intent, covering roles such as business analyst, whose salaries ranged from $73,000 to $112,763. Those postings were also reported by The American Bazaar.His reporting also included other public universities, including the University of Arkansas, Indiana University, and the University of Maryland. At Indiana University, he cited H-1B notices showing salaries of approximately $74,000 for a software engineer role and approximately $85,000 for a data analyst role. In March, documents shared by Brunet also indicated that the University of Michigan intended to recruit three business analysts through the same visa route.