What the "internationalization" of local social problems amounts to is a defeat for the very concept of the nation, as it has been understood in more responsible ages. It is tantamount to a defeat for the concepts of individual, social, community, ethnic & national responsibility.
While conditions in orphanages may be deplorable; placing children in culturally & genetically incompatible situations can be even more deplorable. The idea that you are doing good in taking the risk, needs to be carefully evaluated. While Orson Wells was not really addressing this point in "Citizen Kane," the movie brilliantly challenged the notion that the most important thing for a developing child is to maximize his material well-being. There are a great many other considerations, to be focused on. Being raised among those closest to you, is obviously one of them.
William Flax
LOL. You have no idea what you’re talking about. The orphans in Russia are treated worse than we treat our prisoners. It’s not about giving them x-boxes.
“While conditions in orphanages may be deplorable; placing children in culturally & genetically incompatible situations can be even more deplorable.”
I have personally seen otherwise. My brother-in-law’s brother adapted a 4-year-old girl from a horrible orphanage in Rumania. She had been isolated there, was socially withdrawn, and could barely speak. For years, she seemed “diferent”. Today she is grown up and serving overseas in the US military! She is also a Bible-carrying, gun-fanatic Conservative and possibly more gung-ho American than her adaptive family.