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Josh -- It is amazing how public service has its untold sides to it and its many surprising rewards like your story. Glad to know there are caring people like you maning our "borders"....means a lot to people like me who adopted the U.S. as my home.

Thanks
Prataap]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/consular_officers_assist_families/ Fri May 22, 2009
From what I have read about international adoptions, the best way to avoid baby-selling and baby-stealing is to require the adoptive parents to work with a licensed agency that has a lengthy track record in that particular country, rather than finding a baby through lawyers or other intermediaries. I'm not familiar with India's regulations; maybe they are already doing this, but need stricter enforcement. I did see a report on TV about baby-selling in Guatemala, though.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/consular_officers_assist_families/ Mon May 11, 2009
And what about the Roma? Who sell their kids for "adoption" creating an even bigger trafficking problem? Thank God, Madame Secretary brought to table this huge issue called: Roma!

Just think about this too. We all -- Roma too -- must ACT!]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/consular_officers_assist_families/ Mon May 11, 2009
Hi Josh, So how did the Indian government address the human trafficking that was taking place?]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/consular_officers_assist_families/ Mon May 11, 2009