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Come to the u.s. on special visas. >> this is their only identity. >> johnny and marie are legal refugees and must live in the country two years before applying for u.s. citizenship. >> it was a unprecedented situation and tragedy so that law that was used and mechanisms used were not intended for adoptions. >> new york senator kirstin gillibrand introduced the help haiti act of 2010. >> within a year the children will be 100% citizenship and have paperwork and passports and they can travel and ...

Okay. at meineke i have options, and 50% off brake pads and shoes. my money. my choice. my meineke. you know what, there has been a long debate over giving adopted children access to birth records. now the evan b. donaldson adoption institute has release add paper dealing with the questions. do birth mothers suffer if adoptees learn who they are? will abortions increase if more access is granted? will adoptions decrease? the institute says "no."

This. the misinformation that the other side puts out is wrong. they talk about adoptions increase in states where open records. there is no rationale behind that. actually, our numbers indicate that adoptions decrease in those states. but i dont think it has to do with open records. most people involved in this issue are not activists. the majority of the triad are not people out there fighting on this issue. so what happens is you have a small number. adam says about 30% -- who are interested ...

Elizabeth, this is a very trying time. >> i have a ph.d in child development and im not prepared. im proud to say im not prepared to help per. i love her and were going to be great. but its, like i said, its uncharted territory. >> reporter: elizabeth had actually met jenna a year-and-a-half before the quake. she fell in love with her, began the adoption process. but when the quake hit and communication seegsceased, she d the worst. she was stunned and elated when she was watching cnn and saw th...

Live in and thats big concern, because these are some sprawling camps that seem to be getting more permanent and some of them are even set up on private land, on government-owned land and going to create complications down the road if and when its time for people to move off that land and out of these structures. >> that has to be a challenging dynamic. gary -- and we should also mention hurricane season beginning right about now, so when you talk to people who have adopted their children out of...

Acting out is not the least bit unusual. nevertheless, for parents like elizabeth, this is a very trying time. >> i have a ph.d. in child development and im not prepared. im proud to say im not prepared to help her. i love her and were going to be great. but like i said, its uncharted territories. >> reporter: elizabeth met jenna a year and a half before the quake. she fell in love with her and began the adoption process. but when the quake hit and communications ceased, she feared the worst. so...

Orphanage. the fear is is the rest of this orphanage could collapse because of the aftershocks. the decision has been made to leave these children outside 24 hours a day. sitting on my lap, by total coincidence, little jenna. elizabeth now knew her daughter was okay. many adoptions started getting expedited, and jenna was flown on a military jet to the u.s. where new mother and daughter were united. look at the little smile there. >> yeah. >> jennas first few weeks were spent getting used to her...

Land and out of these structures. >> that has to be a challenging dynamic. gary -- and we should also mention hurricane season beginning right about now, so when you talk to people who have adopted their children out of haiti are those adoptions complete? some case i have heard about paperwork is only half done, partially done. what are people telling you? >> for example, this woman, elizabeth, who has adopted jenna, not totally complete yet there is a few more things they have to do before she ...

Of these 2,500 kids, they will look for grandparents, aunts and uncles. if they dont find them, only then do they pursue international adoptions for those children. >> gary tuchman and ivan watson, gentlemen, thanks for the update. certainly appreciate that. ahead tonight, a survivor, she lost part of her leg in the she is going to join us up next. stay with us. when you want a bank that travels with you. with you when youre ready for the next move. [ male announcer ] now that wells fargo and ...

From their parents, just company cant find their parents much the children werent under a process of adoption from international residents. therefore, they are not going to the united states or canada or great britain. the people here, international aid groups, are trying to find their parents. if they cant find the parents of these 2,500 kids, they will look for grandparents, aunts and uncles. if they dont find them, only then do they pursue international adoptions for those children. >> gary t...