Adoption News: Hope you added your voice

I personally have added a comment via the .Gov website. They are trying to up the already astronomical prices for adoption related fees. Please if you are at all interested in adoption or care about adoptive families please add your voice to this! Do not let the government price adoption out of the average family! Adoption should NOT be just for the rich. More importantly, children need to come home to families who have not been run through the ringer, emotionally, and financially. Also in this the 21st century, fees should be getting smaller, not bigger. Things should be getting streamlined and there should be less work involved now with computers and national databases.
I emailed my senator and congress person to make them aware, could help.

Fee Increase Proposal
If the rule is adopted, filing fees would increase by an average of 66% over current fees. The proposed rule is subject to a 60-day comment period that ends on April 2, 2007. At the end of the comment period, USCIS will review and consider the comments it has received on its proposed rule. USCIS will then send its final proposal to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The OMB will make a final decision on the fee increase and issue the final rule.

Adoption-Related Petitions Affected by the Proposed Increase
Form/Petition Type
Current Fee
Proposed Fee

I-600/600A Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
$ 545
$ 670

N-565 Application for Replacement of Certificate of Citizenship (used for name
changes)
$ 220
$ 380

N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship
$ 255
$ 460

Biometric Services (fingerprints)
$ 70
$ 80

Adoption is expensive enough already, and it is unconscionable to raise fees by up to 66% for adoption-related petitions.

Comments must be received by April 2, 2007, and must reference the agency name (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), as well as the docket number (USCIS-2006- 0044). Comments may be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov the Federal eRulemaking Portal (search agency: USCIS, Document type: Proposed Rules, Keyword: USCIS-2006- 0044).

HOPEFULLY WE MADE A DIFFERENCE!