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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 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.

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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.

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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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