Every move, many people scratch their heads and others…well, others may nod enthusiastically, former actor Dean Cain Have been announced He is joining ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Yes, the people who once soared in the sky that fought for “truth, justice and the American way” are now apparently on the ground, fighting for a $50,000 signing bonus.
Cain, in the video recruiting ads, had some confusing monologues, announced on social media that he had officially “joined”. You know, he is no longer an actor. He was also a “sworn law enforcement officer” and he wanted to make sure everyone knew it before selling a sale.
The video doesn’t feel like a real call for service, it’s more like late night information TV, with a promise of “huge benefits” and even student loans. The allowance list is long and you half-pointed him to throw it into a set of steak knifes.
It's an interesting event for a person who plays a famous character who is an immigrant from another planet. Naturally, the Internet has been through the scene with this delicious irony. It is quick to point out that Superman himself, a refugee from a dying world, is perhaps the final example of well-deserved immigration.
Of course, Cain has an answer. He had previously argued that despite “the American way of being immigrant-friendly,” there are still “rules”. So I think Kal-El must have filled out all the proper paperwork after crashing in a field in Kansas and it was his turn. Who knows?
More surreal, Cain's announcement appears to be a direct response to the Department of Homeland Security's new recruitment campaign, which calls on people to “serve on the ice.” So while some may consider it a patriotic obligation, others see it as a celebrity endorsement of a controversial government agency. Moreover, let us not forget that the highest age of recruits is 37 years old, twenty years younger than Cain himself.
He said he was a “sworn officer”, and maybe that was a loophole, but it was hard not to be ironic about it all. He was almost like he was going to be Superman, but instead of saving the world, he…joined the bureaucracy. It was a sad day when the Steeler changed his signature red cape to a uniform, and was more about “law enforcement” than “justice.”
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