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Old 12-27-2012, 06:16 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Bagor View Post
That was my first thought.

Is there an issue with adopting American kids re guidelines such as above certain age groups can't adopt or is it just simpler and cheaper to adopt a Russian?
I would imagine that most children who fall through the cracks in the US are children who have mental or physical health problems, and parents who want a pretty shiny new baby don't want a six year old who has severe emotional scarring from an abusive family situation, so those kids go through foster care until they're 18 and often times end up in poverty. Probably via Russian adoption they can get a baby without a lot of emotional/physical baggage.
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