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Adopted by U.S. families, but living without citizenship

Adoptee Rights Campaign
Jenny Kim (second from right) with Adam Crapser (third from right)

Kim Malcolm talks with Jenny Kim about why so many international adoptees in the U.S. don't have citizenship. Jenny Kim is vice chair of the Korean American Coalition and an organizer with the Adoptee Rights Campaign. She's an advocate for Adam Crapser, a 41-year-old Washington man who was adopted from South Korea as a toddler. He's now  facing deportation over criminal charges.

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