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> the beneficent embrace of the American family was always conditional My heart breaks for anyone brought to the US who weren’t given citizenship. I’m well awa
by jonhohle 2y ago
> the beneficent embrace of the American family was always conditional
My heart breaks for anyone brought to the US who weren’t given citizenship. I’m well aware of families who didn’t know there were additional steps to perform and often wonder what agencies failed their due diligence in guiding them through that process. Enough people screwed up that it seems absurd to deny citizenship to those who would otherwise have it.
My representative is adopted and has adopted and he’ll be receiving a letter encouraging his support of allowing citizenship for these adoptees that missed it through no fault of their own.
That said, as an adoptive parent this is a common trope - ignore the millions of successful adoptions to focus on those that are horrific. Cast parents as baby smugglers with fiendish intent. I’m sure those people exist, but as a parent in this community for almost 14 years, I’ve met untold families excited to provide for the needs of a child who has already experienced significant trauma. No adoption exists without loss. We can, at best, try to mend what’s already been done.
Fortunately, for us, the process for citizenship was laid out - also complicated and nerve racking. There were no conditions (except for us as parents and sponsors).
My love for my children is unconditional.
- jonhohle 2y ago> Conservative opponents categorize it as an undesirable “immigration bill” and demand that adopted people with criminal records and the many dozen adoptees who have already been deported be excluded from the bill. I’d also like to see a source for this claim. In the house there are 13 republican co-sponsors for the Adoptee Citizenship Act (including my rep). My personal experience is that adoptive parents are overwhelmingly conservative.
- pseudalopex 2y agoAdam Smith sponsored the last bill. He said the issue being tied to immigration hindered the bill according to NPR.[1] A National Korean American Service and Education Consortium representative said some Congress members don’t want to touch an immigration bill unless it is about border security according to AsAmNews.[2] Over 200 House Republicans did not sponsor the last bill. Do we need a source for some Republicans not supporting citizenship for people with criminal records? How are adoptive parents' politics relevant? [1] https://www.npr.org/2025/04/19/g-s1-60166/trump-immigration-citizenship-deportation-adoptee-south-korea https://www.npr.org/2025/04/19/g-s1-60166/trump-immigration-... [2] https://asamnews.com/2024/08/21/adoptees-face-deportation-uncertain-status-mistake-parents-made/ https://asamnews.com/2024/08/21/adoptees-face-deportation-un...
- w0m 2y ago> My personal experience is that adoptive parents are overwhelmingly conservative. The current republican leadership has been pretty shit lately insofar as being human. “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy” being a direct and recent quote by arguably the most powerful man on the planet. That isn't to disagree with your personal experience by any stretch; just point out that those in power/pushing these laws are much more... raging asshole. MGT celebrating the popes death today as another example. That's why the current voting trends frustrate me so much; base morality seems to have left the conversation. :(
- bastardoperator 2y agoNone of this matters if we do not have due process.
- angra_mainyu 2y ago[redacted]