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Posted on 01/18/2010 6:12:14 PM PST by MarkAccord
The United States will temporarily allow entry to orphaned children from Haiti to receive needed care after the devastating earthquake in their country, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Monday.
"We are committed to doing everything we can to help reunite families in Haiti during this very difficult time," Napolitano said in a statement.
"While we remain focused on family reunification in Haiti, authorizing the use of humanitarian parole for orphans who are eligible for adoption in the United States will allow them to receive the care they need here," she said.
The "humanitarian parole policy" will be applied on a case-by-case basis to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for adoption in another country by the Haitian government and who are being adopted by U.S. citizens.
Also eligible are children previously identified by an adoption service as eligible for inter-country adoption and who have been matched to prospective adoptive American parents, the Homeland Security Department said.
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My wife and I will take 1 or 2 children ,, anywhere from 2 to 7 years ,, we started too late and have 2 boys .. boys or girls are fine... If Obama is OK with black kids growing up in a white house...
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I do not believe it is that easy to find adoptive parents for black children. I am not condoling this, but I believe that is the fact. it is very hard to find a white child to adopt, on the other hand.
Please don’t flame me on this, these are the facts as I know them, and will listen to other views.
I agree. I think the more children that American families are willing to adopt, the better.
The key is here is adopt.
These children were already on their way to becoming American citizens through the adoption process. (Under US law, children adopted internationally by US citizens become US citizens automatically once the adoption is finalized and they land on US soil). These children were in the process and all their paperwork has been destroyed in the earthquake. This is hardly an illegal immigrant issue.
Temporary. Riiiight ...
Are you slated to adopt a US child?
“They live in a carribien paradise and still they are heathen savages in adversity.”
Haiti is a largely Christian country, with Roman Catholicism professed by 80% of Haitians. Protestants make up about 16% of the population. (Wiki)
“I do not believe it is that easy to find adoptive parents for black children. “
These children (with the exception of a very few) already have parents waiting for them in the U.S.
We are in the process of domestic adoption for our foster baby that we have had since she was 1 week old. This looks like it will drag on forever. There is so many paper pushers and lawyers involved in the process it feels like it will never end and it is uncertain to the final hearing.
If you have never experienced that or watched friends go through it you would not understand why so many couples wish to adopt internationally.
Anyone willing to jump through the hoops to adopt a child is probably going to raise them right and give them the love they need and deserve.
I know a wonderful couple that would jump on a place tomorrow to joyfully adopt one, two, or three of these little ones. The government needs to make it easier to adopt for those who wish to be parents but may not be able to have children. We were blessed to have two of our own and just as blessed to get our little angel.
“temporarily” could be a few generations
That will wind up at about half-a-million before its all over. All the 20 year olds will claim to be 17 year old orphans. Count on it.
Yep. No such thing as ‘temporary’ when it comes to Visa’s. The INS never seems to get around to checking on who ‘overstayed’.
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I don’t have any problem with children who have been documented before the earthquake to come here. But in the rush to help children, we should not be sending just anyone picked off the streets after the quake. Many parents are dead, but many families are just separated, and all efforts should be made to reuite them. Parents would never know if their children are in an anonymous mass grave, or living in another country.
Yes, I would have a problem with 50K or 60K. I guess my "magic" number is around 10K. I think anything less than 10K is manageable for the richest country in the world.
How long will the process take up to the point when everything is finalized? Just curious, how much did it cost in legal expenses, etc.?
It sounds like your “Little Angel” is very fortunate.
The Democrats are sure generous with our money.
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