INS expanded this articulation of the rights of American fathers to include foreign fathers. The problem regarding orphans arose since orphan eligibility for adoption purposes was based on one parent onlythe mother. Even if a father joined a mother to relinquish their. illegitimate child for adoption. an illegitimate child with two parents could no longer be considered an orphan for immigration purposes due to the INS interpretation. Mr. President. this is a noncontroversial amendment that will permit loving parents in theUnited States to adopt foreign born orphans until a permanent change in the authorizing statute is signed into law. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment.
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