Statue of a religious figure surrounded by vibrant trees and historic buildings at the University of Notre Dame campus under a clear blue sky.

Statue of a religious figure surrounded by vibrant trees and historic buildings at the University of Notre Dame campus under a clear blue sky.
Basilica and Dome, University of Notre Dame/Image: Wikicommons Creative Commons License/Author: Eccekevin

Why can’t the University of Notre Dame find an American citizen to teach English?

Apparently, that is such a difficult task that the Catholic university, located  in Indiana, is turning to foreign workers via the H-1 B visa to fill the role.

The College Fix reports that the university has filed a “Notice of Intent to Hire,” signaling it plans to hire a professor of English under  H1-B for the $87,000+ a year position.

Per The College Fix, other jobs the university says it must fill by hiring non-Americans include “an associate librarian ($96,000 per year), a marketing program analytics manager ($85,000 per year), and a ‘program coordinator for student success’ ($47,000 per year).”

The Gateway Pundit reported that two other Indiana universities,  Purdue University and Indiana University,  are both using H-1B visas to fill roles, despite Indiana’s wealth of qualified American candidates.

The program was originally intended to bring in temporary employees with highly specialized skills that few Americans possessed.

However, as a White House proclamation states, the H-1B program “has been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers.”

According to the American Chamber of Commerce, the official intent of the H1B visa is to help employers temporarily hire foreign professionals for specialty occupations that require specialized knowledge.

Does teaching English at an American University require ‘specialized knowledge’?

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the data shows that the program has largely become, instead, a cheap source of skilled labor for companies, taking jobs, including ‘white collar’ jobs, from U.S. citizens and suppressing wages.

When he returned to office, President Trump cracked down on the H1B visa program, requiring companies to pay $100,000 to sponsor a worker.

It is concerning that the University, which boasts thousands of its own graduates with English degrees, can not find even one of its own alumni to fill the role.

 

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