{"id":24671,"date":"2021-06-23T08:58:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T12:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=24671"},"modified":"2021-06-23T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T12:58:50","slug":"nickelodeon-plays-games-immigration-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/06\/23\/nickelodeon-plays-games-immigration-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Pushes DACA Amnesty on Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nickelodeon<\/a> \u2013 the children\u2019s television network most famous for airing \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants\u201d\u2013 released a video<\/a> explaining to its young audience the importance of immigration reform. No, really. A television network whose target audience is elementary school-aged children waded into the debate over amnesty for illegal aliens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short clip features Izabella Alvarez \u2013 a voice actress for the network\u2019s cartoon \u201cThe Casagrandes<\/a>\u201d \u2013 highlighting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as the DREAM Act. The clip is under 45 seconds, and is ostensibly educational. But the message is crystal clear: DACA and the DREAM Act are only positive things deserving celebration, reinforced by the final image emblazoned with the phrase \u201cKids, Immigration AND Equality<\/a>.\u201d It is pushing amnesty advocacy on kids, plain and simple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This begs the question, why is a children\u2019s network pushing this on its young viewers? What is the purpose of a children\u2019s network taking a stance on this issue at all? The most obvious answer is that Nickelodeon\u2019s parent company, Viacom CBS, wants them to. Nickelodeon even has a Nick News segment<\/a> detailing in much greater detail DACA and the DREAM Act. This is the direct quote from the description of the episode: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special looking at the history\nof immigration in the United States and how it’s evolved to today. Is there a\ndifference? We’ll show that everyone attempting to make it to the US for\ngenerations, has been doing so for the same reasons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It clocks in at about 22 minutes. Throughout the special, popular clips of Nickelodeon cartoons appear to reinforce the open borders message. For example, the narrator begins with, \u201cWe\u2019ll explore why do people immigrate, where to immigrants come from, and why is immigration an important symbol of the United States?\u201d Immediately after, a clip of SpongeBob SquarePants appears where one of the characters says \u201cHome is where you\u2019re surrounded by other critters that care about you.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The message could not any clearer, particularly when the episode includes \u201cMessages of Hope and Inspiration,\u201d one of which is from outspoken liberal comedian Samantha Bee. Even current Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tunes in to answer a question for the segment! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like the media in general, Nickelodeon\u2019s treatment of\nimmigration is completely watered-down and distorted into a cartoonish\ncaricature of the actual topic. Nowhere in Nickelodeon\u2019s propaganda are the\nconsequences of immigration discussed or even considered. Instead, Nickelodeon\u2019s\nviewers \u2013 young children \u2013 receive a rose-tinted and one-sided picture of immigration\npolicy devoid of any context, meaning, or acknowledgement of legitimate\nconcerns with unfettered and unlimited immigration into this country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents beware. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nickelodeon \u2013 the children\u2019s television network most famous for airing \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants\u201d\u2013 released a video explaining to its young audience the importance of immigration reform. No, really. A television network whose target audience is elementary school-aged children waded into the debate over amnesty for illegal aliens. The short clip features Izabella Alvarez \u2013 a voice<\/p>\n

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