You post that as a joke but the reality is they were safer there than on the street. There was plenty of hatred for the Japanese in the land that made it unsafe for them. Look at how many millions volunteered the next day and ask yourself whom were they volunteering to fight and kill.
The Japanese that followed their national religion Shintoism believed the Emperor was god on Earth. That being the case, they all posed a potential threat to America. What if their ‘god’ told them to attack us?
Do you realize how many lives would be lost and troops required to fight a 5th column within our borders?
Here’s the thread on this topic a day or two before Trump announced his Muslim ban:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3369347/posts
Trump a FR member?