Perhaps it is only right for adopted children to be allowed to search for their birth parents, and wrong for this to be disallowed Chinese children.
Doubtless China likes to have its population problem solved for it by transferring that problem to America.
And so once they export children, China won't want them back, however cruel that may be to the children and their birth parents.
Giving a home to a Chinese infant instead of an American infant is rather ironic: if a person's nephew or niece were orphaned or abandoned, would that person let his nephew or niece go to an asylum so that person could adopt a Chinese infant instead?
Probably not.
But America has become such an overpopulated country, that we no long see our countrymen--or neighbors as family--but as strangers, so we just do what's most convenient.
As Americans, we owe each other the care of our family members in times of hardship.
But in our overcrowded country, that concept has become an abstraction, easy to ignore.
Where is this great supply of American infants available for adoption?
Abandoned children from China have little or no hope in EVER identifying any family member - EVER.
Our laws and asinine judges are the bulk blame for domestic adoption fears.
Any USA judge who knows little of a child's case can be petitioned by bio-parents to have a child removed from adoptive parents. And you know what? as I said before, adoptive parents have the equivalent legal recognition as that of a stray dog. The AP's then must spend tons of time and money just to regain custody in a situation that shouldn't have occurred in the first place. US courts have repeatedly proven they are hardly EVER sympathetic when adoptive parents vs. bio's, regardless of the length of time the child has spent with the AP's.
There are plenty of older kids---past babyhood---in foster care in this country. Mostly black and Latino boys. And yes, families should help one another more. I can vouch for that one.
Back in my young wild activist days, when I was involved in the pro-life movement, I learned that there is a terrible shortage of adoptable babies in this country. Since abortion continues to rage unabated, I doubt that has changed.
As for our "overpopulated" country -- (a) except for immigrants, we are below replacement fertility, and (b) have you flown over it lately?
Speak for yourself! I know the names of everyone on my block and of most of the families in my neighborhood. I know the names of their kids. I know the names of their dogs. I'm on good terms with nearly every last one of 'em--even the ones whose lawns sported "Kerry/Edwards" signs last fall. This is not an abberation. This is normal life for MOST of us. Don't assume what you clearly do not know.
And that overpopulated nonsense...gimme a freakin' break! Overpopulation is a liberal myth. It seems true to liberals because they all CHOOSE TO LIVE in urban areas. Spend an hour or two at realestate.com and you'll see what I mean.