Why thousands of families who want to adopt can't afford to

Speaker 1: Most of America does not make over $70,000 as a household income. And if you are infertile, how on earth do you have enough money to adopt and that doesn't mean that you don't have a great day-to-day life. If you don't have $50 to $80,000 in after tax dollars sitting in your wallet, how do you do it? And that is the problem that prevents these kids from coming home. Even I couldn't adopt out right after IVF. My grandmother helped me. And it's the first thing I tell these grant recipients. I put them at ease for asking for money. We've made it okay to ask for financial help. It's not shameful. The world tells you asking for help means you're weak. I don't like that. And then if you ask for money, the world just sits there and judges. And it's not okay in this scenario. This isn't like I want to buy some house I can't afford. This is adoption. Come on. It's child welfare. This isn't a luxury good. This is a human life that needs a home. And I've got a line. thousands of people. If they just had a little more money, that kid would come home.