This is not
how we treat something as serious and precious as
becoming a
citizen. | | |
The U.S. Government Is Vetting a
Reality TV Show Where Immigrants Would Compete to Earn
Citizenship | | |
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is considering whether to approve a plan
that would pit immigrants against each other in a
reality TV show. The prize they're competing for:
U.S. citizenship.
This is an abhorrent way
to treat something as precious and meaningful as
becoming a citizen, and disrespectful of
immigrants.
Rob Worsoff, the Canadian
writer and producer who helped create the reality show
"Duck Dynasty" pitched the idea to the DHS in May.
Shockingly, he didn't receive the response he should
have — which ought to have been an immediate, automatic
"No." Instead, he claims he's heard "positive feedback"
from his contacts at the agency.
The obvious
comparison is to the dystopian book and movie series,
The Hunger Games. But Worsoff claimed his
proposal was different. Yet a show like this would
actually put very real immigrants in very serious
danger. First, it would make their names publicly
available. Additionally, reality shows are always edited
to create "villains" and "heroes" out of different cast
members. Both of these are extremely risky at a time
when immigration is becoming so demonized in the
U.S.
That doesn't even include the emotional
cruelty of putting an immigrant through a whole series
of competitions, only to tell them that they've lost the
game. Because there would only be one "winner"
who is sworn in as a citizen at the end of the
"game."
Citizenship, immigrants, and
the process of naturalization all deserve our full
respect and to be taken seriously. It's unbelievable
that the DHS hasn't rejected this plan yet. Sign the
petition to speak out!
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Thank you,
Celeste
Care2 Petitions
Team | | |
P.S. Help us
demand that the DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem reject
this cruel idea! Sign the
petition. |
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From:
Celeste S., Care2 Action
Alerts <action...@care2.com>Date: чт, 5 июн. 2025 г.
в 10:18
Subject: A new reality show could have immigrants competing against
each other to earn U.S.
citizenship
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