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Color Blind Ronald Jackson, a one-year-old African American boy, is anxiously waiting to be adopted. Unfortunately, there seems to be an insufficient number of couples of his race willing to adopt. There are two alternatives, he could either remain in the child welfare system or a suitable Caucasian couple could adopt him. It is evident that transracial adoption makes up 3.9 percent of all adoptions. Although permitting whites to adopt might be a reasonable solution, is …

…Prolonging the wait for adoption in the attempt to find black homes can be psychologically detrimental to minority children. As the years pass by, it becomes difficult to find a home for them. Giving preference to same race adoption denies thousands of minority children a stable home. Thus, the emphasis should not be placed on same race adoption, but on the love that one could give to another that is desperately in need of it.