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Why Do Americans Adopt Children from Abroad?—You Asked Series
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April 10, 2016

Children recite the pledge of allegiance during the first-ever Adoption Day ceremony on November 18, 2010, in New York. The U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized 17 children adopted from six countries, allowing them to celebrate Thanksgiving as U.S. citizens with their new families. ©AP Images
Children recite the pledge of allegiance during the first-ever Adoption Day ceremony on November 18, 2010, in New York. The U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized 17 children adopted from six countries, allowing them to celebrate Thanksgiving as U.S. citizens with their new families. ©AP Images

The reasons are likely as diverse as the American families who adopt. Some families may worry that the adoption process in the U.S. may take too long or that restrictions on adopting parents may prevent them from adopting. They may select a country in which they have family ties, one they have visited, or one from which friends or relatives adopted and had a positive experience.

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