"Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message

> I think you are missing my point. If she comes here and stays, she will be
> an immigrant. Her visa might be different than some other immigrants, but
> she still is an immigrant, and the nation has full control of deciding
those
> matters.

She is not an immigrant : she is a child. Children are not citizens, they
have no rights except to be taken care of well. Their guardians keep all
their other rights for them. Children have to obey to their guardians and
live with them.
The affair is between Japan and the child's guardians.

One of her guardian is a  Japanese adult national (=a Japanese citizen).
Your argument falls completely here.

> As to what the citizen or legal foreign resident has the "right" to
expect,

It's Japan duty to make it citizens and residents take care of their
children.

> Do I think it is my business, or your business, or Raj's business to
dictate
> to the Japanese Government what they should do? No. I do not.

I think it's my business, more than that of the Japanese citizens. Because
that could be my child that gets the problem some day, not theirs.

> Basically, unless you are Japanese citizen, you have ZERO right to demand
> anything.

If I have no right, I take the left.
You are mixing up 2 things : the right to vote (we've none, it's a fact) and
the right to say what we think and ask what we think necessary (that we
have, everybody).

And well, it's better not to be a Japanese citizen. Like most foreigners, if
I adopt kids, they'll be given a status to live in my country and even a
nationality after a little paperwork. If I were a Japanese citizen,  my
adopted kids would not even be sure to get a tourist visa to Japan.

CC