TMC
03-28-2023, 07:43 PM
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/elise-ehrhard/2023/03/24/nbcs-chicago-med-pushes-dreamer-doctor-plot-glorifies
Elise Ehrhard
March 24th, 2023 11:58 AM
This week, NBC's medical drama Chicago Med premiered another episode glorifying illegal immigration.
In the fall, the show introduced a new character, Dr. Nellie Cuevas (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), who is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The series uses her dialogue to excuse or condone the crime of entering the United States illegally.
On Wednesday's episode, "What You See Isn't Always What You Get," (https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/137906-s08e16-what-you-see-isn%E2%80%99t-always-what-you-get/) Dr. Cuevas helps a Spanish-speaking family with an unexplained medical crisis. Their daughter, Maria, is experiencing troubling symptoms that a nearby hospital was unable to diagnose. For bureaucratic reasons, the family's insurance will only cover Maria's care if she returns to the previous hospital where she was initially admitted.
The family wants to stay at Chicago Med because the doctors may be better able to unravel her mysterious illness. The daughter doesn't want to burden her family financially, so she insists they return to the other hospital.
Luckily, Chicago Med's doctors discover the cause of her sickness before she leaves and are able to provide the other hospital this information.
Somehow, the daughter's willingness to go to the other hospital reminds Cuevas of the "sacrifice" her illegal immigrant parents made.
When discussing her DACA renewal with the hospital's chief administrator, Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), Cuevas praises her parents for illegally entering the United States.
Elise Ehrhard
March 24th, 2023 11:58 AM
This week, NBC's medical drama Chicago Med premiered another episode glorifying illegal immigration.
In the fall, the show introduced a new character, Dr. Nellie Cuevas (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), who is a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The series uses her dialogue to excuse or condone the crime of entering the United States illegally.
On Wednesday's episode, "What You See Isn't Always What You Get," (https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/137906-s08e16-what-you-see-isn%E2%80%99t-always-what-you-get/) Dr. Cuevas helps a Spanish-speaking family with an unexplained medical crisis. Their daughter, Maria, is experiencing troubling symptoms that a nearby hospital was unable to diagnose. For bureaucratic reasons, the family's insurance will only cover Maria's care if she returns to the previous hospital where she was initially admitted.
The family wants to stay at Chicago Med because the doctors may be better able to unravel her mysterious illness. The daughter doesn't want to burden her family financially, so she insists they return to the other hospital.
Luckily, Chicago Med's doctors discover the cause of her sickness before she leaves and are able to provide the other hospital this information.
Somehow, the daughter's willingness to go to the other hospital reminds Cuevas of the "sacrifice" her illegal immigrant parents made.
When discussing her DACA renewal with the hospital's chief administrator, Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), Cuevas praises her parents for illegally entering the United States.