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2 de Diciembre, 2007
You Know Immigration Reform is Desperately Needed When...
Categorized under Humor | Tags: I should tag this something, Immigration
GAME SHOWS step up to fill in the breach and offer a potential path to citizenship!
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A Los Angeles company is touting a new reality game show called "Who Wants to Marry a U.S. Citizen" that aims to create televised matrimony between legal citizens and immigrants who have temporary visas.The show's backers at Morusa Media hope to make a sort of love match between reality TV and a national obsession with immigration. But the producers make no promise that a marriage will occur or lead to U.S. citizenship.
Show creator Adrian Martinez said that Morusa Media has not yet found a network to produce or air the show, but he is currently in talks with one cable TV network and already has signed up contestants for six episodes.
"It's this generation's 'Dating Game,' but with a twist -- it aims to show love knows no borders," Martinez told Reuters.As in the "Dating Game," which ran on network TV for more than two decades starting in the 1960s, a single U.S. citizen gets to ask contestants various questions. Toward the end of the show, he or she decides which one to select as a potential mate.
So far, most of the contestants are Hispanic immigrants, although at least one is from the Philippines, Martinez said.
In a statement, Morusa said that while it does not guarantee marriage or legal status, it will pay for a wedding party and honeymoon should a marriage result.
"We're just out to play matchmaker," said the show's host, Angelo Gonzales. "There are thousands of U.S. citizens seeking a spouse, and just as many immigrants seeking the same. So we want to make it a win-win situation for all involved."
I can't even begin to guess what some of the questions on such a show might be.
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Comentarios (8)
fred dijo:
well thats very interesting cant wait to see how it goes-
if you have immigration questions click here
http://www.usaimmigration-attorney.com/
Palabras por fred spat forth on el 2 de Diciembre, 2007 at 04:00 PM
El pinche güero dijo:
The producers DO know that marriage to a U.S. citizen does not grant residency. Geeze, that hasn't been true since the early 1990s. Laura and Laura might want to tell these game show hosts a thing or two.
I'd say these guys are pure evil, but they're TV producers, so why be redundant?
Palabras por El pinche güero spat forth on el 2 de Diciembre, 2007 at 06:06 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
jeje.
yeah, that does sort of throw a wrench in the game's premise.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 2 de Diciembre, 2007 at 06:35 PM
No One of Consequence dijo:
Remember, kids, this show helps out those brown immigrants. Other colors get less scrutiny. Seriously, does ANYONE in the media read the stats on illegal immigrants from Europe -- they outnumber brown immigrants in the NE. But, hey, we only have airspace for one narrative, right? It's not like we have access to the most powerful, sophisticated, and widespread communications network humanity has ever seen.
Fuckers.
Palabras por No One of Consequence spat forth on el 3 de Diciembre, 2007 at 06:53 AM
mimi dijo:
How horrible.
I can hardly explain just how offensive this concept is to those of us struggling to bring our REAL fiances and spouses to this country, ones with whom we've already made day-to-day relationships, spent years with in the same home. We're told the wait for our loved ones to return to this country could be 5 to 10 years. Ten years!
Reform definitely is needed.
I'll write more on this later. I've got no time right now, but I just wanted to chime in for now that this reality-TV idea is disgusting.
Palabras por mimi spat forth on el 3 de Diciembre, 2007 at 10:21 AM
Texano78704 dijo:
When you get down to it, there isn't much difference between this concept for a game show and all the web sites that advertise "Latin brides" (or any other ethnic group).
Palabras por Texano78704 spat forth on el 3 de Diciembre, 2007 at 12:28 PM
RC dijo:
I know of hundreds of these marriages that have taken place, known to me, personally, and a show wasn't even needed to make them happen. About half I would say were marriages in the genuine sense and the rest were to deal with immigration, period. Indeed, although I have never been legally married {am an anarchist}, one of my daughters is a dual French and American citizen.
It was a lot easier to just overstay your visa in the seventies no matter where you were from. Now, it is a very difficult event to obtain papers for a spouse or to overstay your visa. You do that now and you are never coming back.
The show doesn't bother me at all. Just the marriage part. The dating is OK, but the rest is against my philosophy. But for other people? Why not? Why is having a border between you and the person of your dreams of any import?
Just be careful you don't get caught up in some Tristan and Isolde thing. Now let's see what the producers would do with that kind of triangle.
Palabras por RC spat forth on el 3 de Diciembre, 2007 at 12:37 PM
DaisyDeadhead dijo:
I thought this was a joke, at first. Seriously.
Palabras por DaisyDeadhead spat forth on el 3 de Diciembre, 2007 at 12:51 PM