Private Adoption

It bothers me that it costs so much money to adopt a baby in America. People talk about how Americans adopt so many foreign babies, so why not kids in the U.S. where they live and work? Because of the money! It like buying a a baby almost. Even though the intent on the adoption couple is NOT to buy a baby, it is what the agencies are forcing them to do. Of course no one can expect the costs to be cheap. However, I know 3 couples who adopted a baby from Vietnam, Russia, and China respectively. They all explored adopting a child who needed a home in America. None of them could afford it, even though none of them are what we term as poor. They could have provided nicely for an American child, but they weren't able to try. I don't want someone to think I'm saying adopting from other countries is bad. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying so many of our own kids in our own countries need help. And because of America's own adoption system, they aren't getting it. My sister and brother-in-law are probably going to have to adopt. I know they would like to adopt locally. I hope that they can.