[Col Frank Slade]

They will never leave now.

[volunbeer]

Correct me if I am wrong but are these children not already paired up with adoptive families or under contract with adoption agencies here?

If that is the case, I applaud bringing those children to the United States to be placed with their future families. I am an adoptive parent and it was heartbreaking to see the couple interviewed on the news about their little guy who was waiting on the paperwork (14 months) to be finalized so they could finally complete the adoption. They had already traveled to Haiti to meet the little guy.

There are numerous families who are more than willing to adopt these children and raise them to be fine Americans. We have several friends who wish to adopt.

I don’t understand those who continue to equate this with illegal immigration. These are children!

[OldDeckHand]

"They will never leave now."

I'm not terribly worried about a few hundred, or even a few thousand injured, hungry and abandoned children being permitted entry into the US for humanitarian purposes, even if their entry is permanent. I think the Republic will survive.

[Tallguy]

Yep. No such thing as ‘temporary’ when it comes to Visa’s. The INS never seems to get around to checking on who ‘overstayed’.

[Anti-Hillary]

The crass and heartless comments on this post make me SICK!!!!! It is not like a disaster of biblical proportions didn’t take place. That country will not be able to take care of those children for YEARS!!!! Had the earthquake not taken place, obviously they could and should have stayed in their native land. My God people, where is your heart??? You guys make conservatives look like heartless lunatics!!!!