By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
A decline in foreign adoptions since restrictions imposed by Russia and China is prompting greater interest in U.S.-born kids, including those in foster care.
A USA TODAY survey of a dozen large adoption agencies found an increase from 2006 to 2007 in inquiries, home studies or placements of U.S.-born children.
"The pendulum has shifted," says Joan Jaeger of The Cradle, an Illinois agency. Its home studies for domestic adoptions rose from 90 to 109 while those for international adoptions fell from 95 to 70.
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