My first reaction to this question is that any sort of adoption that provides orphaned children and capable would-be parents with a steady, safe environment is good. I was going to begin discussing the number of children globally who are in need, but I have a real problem with the foster care system in the states and will limit my examples to the US.

The simple fact is that there are too many children in America who are without homes and a stable environment in which to progress. From the Orphan Foundation of America: "Each year 25,000 young people "age out" of the foster care system", meaning that kids reach 18 and are then thrust out into the world to make a place for themselves. These children, after being put through an entangled mess of foster homes, most loving but unstable, the child is forced to become completely self-reliant and acts without familial historicity and guidance.

Of course this is not all cases I'm sure, but a good portion. If there are children, regardless of color or the cultural implications our society chooses to mark them with, adoptive parents shouldn't be deterred. Leaving a children with darker pigment behind in a home for another whose skin is a shade lighter is a ridiculous way to choose who gets to have a family.

Adoption knows no racial boundaries. The most important thing to the development of a child is unconditional love. Race should be a factor when placing a child, but it is by no means the most prominent one. All adoptive parents are put in the unique and special position of accepting their children. If they want to love and care for a child, no matter what their race, then they are qualified to be that child's parents. I am the mother of three, and I can honestly say that I could easily love a child of another race and make her my very own.