For an immigrant yes there is some choice to the county you have chosen to live in... however, the country in which you are born is not your choice.
So although final_identity chose to live in Canada he was branded an American because a) he was born there and b) chose to identify himself as being from there.
Polyphobic also makes a very important point. For many people it is not all that easy to just up and leave your country if you don't like it. There are many reasons why you have to stay put.
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