As issues affecting children generate intense interest and emotion, it is not surprising that transracial adoption; reuniting parents and children of different races or ethnicities into an adoptive family is a controversial topic. Transracial adoption not only raises the question of the power the state should have to influence individual choices regarding family life, but it also calls into question the level of state assistance given to struggling families before separate parents from their parents. It also highlights the issue of race in the family context, with advocates seeing transracial adoption as a harbinger of hope, believing that if different races can love each other as a family, then there is hope for relations between different races in society (Moe, 2007; Perry, 1996). While radical opponents claim that white society is racist and that transracial adoption is a hostile manifestation of white power and believe that ethnic minority communities should have the right to decide the fate of ethnic minority children (Hayes, 1995 ). The United Kingdom (UK) has one of the fastest growing mixed-race populations in the world, fueled by rising inter-ethnic relations and a sudden influx of refugees from Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. It is imperative that residents of the United Kingdom do not feel threatened by even greater racial and ethnic diversity and seek to successfully integrate these numerous ethnic groups into mainstream society without destabilizing the perceived peace and harmony (Barn, 2007; Barn 2008; . However, as the UK becomes more diverse, the backgrounds of ethnic minority children are also changing, with many of these children inheriting their heritage from two or more...... middle of paper ...... g and adoption clearly demonstrate that there continues to be an undercurrent of racism in the policies and practices employed by child care professionals that inadvertently trap too many vulnerable children in the child care system. guard. However, while it is socially acceptable for children from ethnic minorities to be placed indefinitely with white families, it is considered unacceptable for these same families to adopt their happy children from ethnic minorities. Furthermore, it is tragic that successful transracial adoptions of children are considered failures because they were carried out at the expense of the child's ethnic identity. Despite evidence demonstrating that transracial adoptees are psychologically well adjusted and are able to employ cultural socialization strategies to overcome problems associated with transracial adoption..