HAITI: ADOPTION BUSINESS TRUMPS AID
To read my pieces on Haiti, please go to Haiti: Women’s Health Care: “All About Abortion;” Solar Powered Bibles in the Food Line American Life League Says No to Condoms and Contraceptives for Haitians Bastard Nation’s Statement on Haitian Adoption and Babylifts Operation Pierre Pan Postponed; Politicians Pander Haiti Child Evacuation: A New Operation Pedro Pan (my keystone Haitian entry) Haiti: Misc. Updates on Adoption and Pat Robertson Pat Robertson and Adoptee Rights Yesterday I participated in a 2-hour government teleconference held by the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) Office of Public Engagement and International Division “to outline Haitian adoptions policy and address questions and concerns.” Partners in the teleconference were the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection. (The alphabet soup is actually bigger than that in terms of smaller divisions working in the mess that is Haiti, not to mention Pentagon operations which have largely been ignored by the press.) There was an extensive Q & A session. I never made it through, but someone asked a similar question that covered some of it. At the end of the session there were about 40 callers left Continue Reading →