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1) Of the 120,000 JA's interned over 6,000 renounced their citizanship and moved back to Japan after the war.

Can you blame them?

2) Over 25% of the JA's refused to sign a loyalty oath pledging unqualified allegiance.

I would hope that any freedom-loving American would also refuse to sign such an oath.

3) Many JA's were dual citizens. Further most JA's were under the age of 16 and were only Americans by virtue of being born in this country. Most of the JA's over 25 were in fact Japanese resident aliens - not American citizens.

Citizens or not, everyone here is entitled to basic human rights. Due process is not exclusive to American citizens. Forced internment of anyone who hasn't committed a crime has no place in a nation built in the name of liberty.

I think everyone is missing an important point.

NO ONE wants to intern the muslims, only look at them more closely than someone else and I think that is justified.

Being jailed is not the same as being profiled for investigation.

"Citizens or not, everyone here is entitled to basic human rights. Due process is not exclusive to American citizens. Forced internment of anyone who hasn't committed a crime has no place in a nation built in the name of liberty"

I don't know how to respond. You don't seem to know much about WWII. Enemy aliens were interned as matter of course in every country during WWII. Except in special cases, every US citizen in Japan/Germany/Italy were interned at the start of hostilities. Countries at war during WW II did not give enemy aliens due process - or allow them to free rein to run around the country - they were interned. The only exception I know of is the USA.) "

"Over 25% of the JA's refused to sign a loyalty oath pledging unqualified allegiance.I would hope that any freedom-loving American would also refuse to sign such an oath."

If someone refuses to pledge allegiance and refused to disavow allegiance to Japan and the Emperor -why did the USA owe them anything? The internees were grown up adults - not little kids throwing a temper tantrum. The whole "we'll show you" attitude isn't much of a defense.

I seem to recall that in WW II Japanese-Americans fielded one of the most heroic and decorated units in US military history. They fought in Italy and were relentless, fearless and formidable in battle, taking huge losses in the defense of our/their country. Let Arab-American's take a lesson here.
In WW II we did not declare war against Emperor Hirohito and the Kamikazis, against Hitler and the SS. We declared war against Japan and Germany, and that means against the people of those repsective countries. When at war, all people of that nation/culture are suspect enemy. No room for fine distinctions.

Forced internment of anyone who hasn't committed a crime has no place in a nation built in the name of liberty.

Sure it does, so longh as it's only those Mooselimbs and them damn Mexicans, and those things that don't speak English, and... (/mocking-bigotry)