Citizenship

The article I read was about the benefits of being a United States citizen and traveling abroad to different counties. I have a quote that in a way angered me. ”Retired individuals residing overseas can breathe a sigh of relief as it is possible to receive Social Security payments outside of the U.S. All that is required is to show up monthly at a nearby U.S. embassy to receive the payment. There are certain restrictions though. The Social Security office states it isn't currently possible to receive benefits in Cambodia, Vietnam or parts of the former Soviet Union” (Fuhrmann 2012 ). People are struggling to get citizenship in the United States but U.S citizens can go to other counties and get social security payments when they retire? That makes no sense to me what so ever, why don’t they make it easier to become U.S citizen if other counties are making it easy for them to go to their country. Also you can vote while living in another country. “There are differing options for U.S. military personnel from citizens living outside the U.S., but options exist to vote as an absentee. The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP.gov) lists the options in detail and includes online resources to register to vote, request ballots and track the activity once it is completed” (Fuhrmann 2012 ). I don’t understand how if someone leaves United States and goes to another country and they can still vote. U.S citizens get benefits anywhere they go. A good thing for me but my family without citizenship, not so much. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/17/investopedia82398.DTL

Mexican stigma

 Not all Spanish speakers are Mexican. I have had this occur many of times to my friends and I that speak Spanish. We would be sitting there speaking Spanish and a stranger would approach us and ask “hey are you two Mexican”. I suppose it shouldn’t bother me as much because I am Mexican but it tends to hit a nerve when I hear it. The language spanish originated from spain not mexico, so why is everyone that speak the language mexican?Just because people speak Spanish it doesn’t mean there Mexican. Mexico is not the only Spanish speaking county in the world. Spanish is the most spoken language in the world with 20 countries speaking the language. I don’t just look at it in my view but in other peoples and races perspective. I’m sure people from other Spanish speaking countries don’t enjoy being called a race they are not. With that being said it may cause an altercation between the “Mexican” and the person making the stigma. An altercation that should be limited or should not occur. Overall i believe it will be resolved it just may take some time.