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Reality Show Will Be ‘Hunger Games’ for Immigration: Producer
- Federal officials are exploring a reality competition called 'The American' in which lawful immigrants vie for U.S. citizenship.
- Producer Rob Worsoff, known for Duck Dynasty, has pitched the hopeful concept since the Obama administration, highlighting it is not a dystopian competition.
- The show would have contestants journeying by train to various regional contests inspired by American customs, including a challenge set on a car manufacturing site in Detroit, with participants being eliminated as available seats on the train decrease.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin states the project is in early vetting, with no approval or denial yet, and Secretary Kristi Noem has not reviewed or endorsed the proposal.
- The concept has drawn criticism for recalling harsh immigration policies under Trump, but losing would not mean deportation, and the project has not moved forward.
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The real cost of Trumpism
You may have heard about the fantastic new idea of the Trump administration to turn the pain of millions into their own reality show. I mean, we shouldn’t be surprised, should we? The Trumpers have shown that no low is too low for them to go to. So, Homeland Security is vetting a new reality…
The U.S. Internal Security Department (DHS) analyzes an unusual proposal to co-operate on a TV reality-show in which immigrants compete to obtain American citizenship. The project would include an hour-long trial inspired by US history and culture, and the winner should be naturalized at the end of the show, notes The Guardian.
The US Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a proposal for a new television show in which migrants would compete for US citizenship. “It will be like ‘Biggest Loser,’ but for migration,” the show’s creator told CNN.
The U.S. Internal Security Department (DHS) analyzes an unusual proposal to co-operate on a TV reality-show in which immigrants compete to obtain American citizenship. The project would include an hour...
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