Yesterday the US State Department issued a new warning on Guatemalan adoptions - it is a very serious warning that adoptions in Guatemala will end as of Jan. 1 2008, when Guatemala becomes Hague compliant. The warning also states that adoption cases in-process (pending) WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED IN under the current adoption laws and MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. This is completely unacceptable!! These are US citizens who entered a good faith agreement that are now going to be essentially abandoned by their own goverment. Interesting to me that the State Department continues to accept immigration applications (ie. $$$$$$$$$$$$$) for Guatemalan adoptions yet yesterday they made it pointedly clear that they are NOT going to stand behind their citizens. If the situation in Guatemala is so dire than STOP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR IMMIGRATION. This news sickens me; John and I have many friends that are going to end up in this disaster if the US does not pressure Guatemala to create a transition process for pipeline families.
Guatadopt (www.guatadopt.com) has some good info with a link to the DOS statement. I have spent the better half of my day emailing, faxing and calling the State department and congressmen. Even though our son is coming home it pains me to think of the thousands of children that may not find a forever family and the moms and dads whose hearts are breaking right now. I know how it feels when some out-of-touch beurocrat can control the outcome of your family. But, I also know that when people speak up and make themselves heard that we can make a huge difference, we have done it before! Please keep these families and all of the children of Guatemala in your prayers. Please check out Cheri's blog (see links section on side) for a list of talking points and how you can help by contacting your senators, reps. and the State Department.
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