Washington: The American Department of Internal Security plans a reality TV program where immigrants compete for American citizenship.
The officials say they examine the idea but have not yet made a final decision. The proposed show would present challenges intended to test the knowledge and skills of candidates, with a person eliminated in each episode.
The plan sparked a debate in the midst of changing immigration policy in progress.
Asked about the idea reported, the DHS replied with a declaration saying that the land “had not received approval or rejection by the staff” and that “each proposal undergoes a process of in -depth verification before denial or approval”.
“We have to rekindle patriotism and civic duty in this country, and we are happy to review the ready -to -use arguments,” said assistant public affairs Tricia McLaughlin in the press release.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the show proposed – compared to the Canadian -American Rob Worsoff – would see the candidates clash to prove that they are the most American.
“It is not” The Hunger Games “for immigrants,” said the newspaper that quoted Worsoff: a reference to a dystopian novel and a subsequent film on children forced to kill themselves in a television competition for survival.
“It is not:” hey, if you lose, we ship to you on a boat outside the country “, he said.
The newspaper examined a 36 -page slide game from the Worsoff team describing the proposed program, which would see the competitors competing in an hour episodes.
This could include a gold rush challenge where candidates recover the most precious metal of a mine or a competition where the teams work together to assemble the chassis of a model T model, according to the newspaper.
The show would start with an arrival at Ellis Island – the traditional entry point for immigrants in the United States – and would see a competitor eliminated by episode.
The news comes as the former president of the reality TV star, Donald Trump, decided to end the temporary protected status (TPS) for various groups of immigrants he had protected from expulsion.
Federal law allows the government to grant TP foreign citizens who cannot go back to home due to war, natural disasters or other “extraordinary” conditions.
Since his entry into office, Trump has sought to go beyond TPS protections against citizens of countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti and Venezuela as part of its broader repression of immigration.
This repression – directed by the DHS – included immigration raids, arrests and deportations.
