Dutch Game Show "Weg Van Nederland" ("Out of the Netherlands) Highlights Plight of Asylum Seekers

From Spiegel-Online: Failed asylum seekers in the Netherlands will answer questions about Dutch topics Thursday night in hopes of winning money to resettle after deportation. Critics have panned the TV show concept, but its creators say they are drawing attention to a serious issue that displaces well-integrated youths.

The game show, entitled “Weg Van Nederland” (“Out of the Netherlands”) placed five rejected asylum seekers against one another for a cash prize of euro 4,000. However, the winner will not be given the money until they have been deported. The money will be given so as to aid the winner in rebuilding their lives outside the Netherlands.