Why are celebrities adopting foriegn children when we have children here in the U.S that need families also?

Answer 1

Is this really an issue with you? Who cares where the children are from as long as they get into loving families. It's obvious that children all over the world need families and loving parents. Why do celebrities or other people who adopt and want children have to be limited by borders? when is comes to children and need, we shouldn't put borders on the human race. BTW, celebrities get alot of attention for adopting foreign children, but Americans everywhere, and there are alot of them, that are adopting foreign children.

Answer 2

I was about to ask this question...

♦ It's considered cool and exotic
♦ They could actually care about the children
♦ There's a misconception that children in America's foster care system have more rights than foreign children...which may be true
♦ Celebrities might want to use the news coverage to further their career

Although I am glad many celebrities have publicly adopted children, it may also be said that more celebrities have adopted within the country and not many people know about it. It's something personal, adoption. It's a sacrifice, and I think that celebrities are shunned for adopting foreign children, but really, they are giving the same sacrifice.

It must also be said that yes, huge amounts of children in the US foster care system are being overlooked in favour of children overseas for adoption. It's heartbreaking that people are going to other countries to adopt needy children. We have needy children here!!!

You get a star.

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Answer 3

Most states limit families to two adopted children, because I guess they don't want parents overloading themselves. Also, legal processes are arduous and difficult to deal with in the United States.

To add to that, children here without families are usually much better taken care of by the government or humanitarian agencies. For example, The Government, LDS family services, the Salvation Army, and others run foster programs (or similar programs), and there is a good welfare/medicaid program. In many of these third-world countries, however, children without families either starve to death, live begging in the roads, or are consolidated into sweatshops to work long hours for their governmentss and "earn their keep" in exchange for being a so-called 'public burden'.

Answer 4

Because it's the PC thing to do. A lot of liberals think on a world level. Look at how much they support sending money to Africa for AIDS. Are there not people in America that have AIDS too? It probably makes them feel better to have rescued a child from somewhere else. While I don't think that adopting kids from somewhere else and giving them a better life is bad, I do think that we should focus on helping people here too. Do you know how many American kids don't have food to eat? How many don't have parents who love them and take care of them? There's a lot. It just looks better to them to get them from somewhere else.

Answer 5

I see your point but the adopted children from Africa and Cambodia would have had NO OTHER opportunity to ever succeed...so these children are lucky and will be thankful for Jolie, Pitt, Madonna, and others for adopting them.

Answer 6

Thats exactly the same argument Ive been making. Its absolutely crazy that they should be glorified for helping foreign children, when there are so many right here that need loving safe homes as well...how can we help the world's children if you can even be bothered to help the ones in your own backyard.

Answer 7

Well from what I've been told from several people who have adopted overseas, it was because they couldn't get around the red tape and rules to get anywhere in this country. I don't know what that was or any of the circumstances though.

Answer 8

simply by fact they do no longer prefer infants or infants, they prefer lovable little infants. the belief of fostering a baby that has had tough existence and contain extremely some problems would not attraction to many US couples, that consists of infants who've habit problems, psychological, emotional or actual disabilities.

Answer 9

Because the services offered for children in many of those countries are terrible when compared to what is offered in the U.S.

Answer 10

It's cheaper not to mention the government wont be digging through the skeletons in their closets. Celebrities are just high payed scum bags