“She’s a virtue-signaling phony, In my humble opinion.”
Doing something virtuous is not the same as being a virtue-signaling phony. There are a variety of reasons why Americans adopt overseas. However, most people do NOT have the $$$$ needed to have the kids they adopt functionally raised by someone else! Nor does Amy Barrett live in Hollywood, and there is no chance the press is going to adore her as she goes to parties while her kids are raised by nannies.
Ever look at adopting in the USA? It certainly isn’t impossible, but it has a LOT of problems.
Darn straight! Many families in our church, who are solidly conservative I might add, have had to go overseas to adopt, because the red tape to do so in the US is so deep. It takes a special person to adopt a child, and even moreso to go go through the process to adopt a foreign child. But even that process is not as onerous, or as expensive, as trying to adopt in this country.