Alex Rodriguez: Dominican or estadounidense?

Interesting news in the world of baseball that relates to the issue of Latin American identity. Alex Rodriguez, who was born in the U.S. to Dominican parents (he has dual citizenship), was back and forth about whether to play for the U.S. or the D.R. in the World Baseball Classic. He decided at first to just not play at all, because the decision was too hard, but has now decided to play for the U.S. (story here), and Ozzie Guillen, the White Sox' Venezuelan manager, made some nasty comments in response (which he later apologized for), as you can see in this short article. I feel like this story goes way beyond just the world of baseball, and is an amazing example of how hard it is for Latin American migrants in the U.S. to figure out their identity, especially when, as you can see in ARod's case, they are often forced to make a clear-cut choice between their different origins. Ozzie Guillen's reactions were extremely interesting and revealing also-Guillen said that, by choosing to represent the U.S., ARod showed that he is not a Dominican. Is it possible to be both an estadounidense and a Dominican (or Venezuelan, Mexican, etc.) at the same time, or must Latin American migrants choose?

Note also Guillen's comments about Nomar Garciaparra playing for Mexico-"he only knows Mexico because he went to visit"...