Japanese Internment Camps Pros And Cons

In WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor many Japanese Americans were put in internment camps, areas where they could be kept away from the general population. This was due to mass hysteria and the widespread belief that the Japanese Americans were still loyal to their home country. Whether or not it was right of the United States Government to do this has been a long debated topic. After all, the Japanese put in the camps had lived in America for most if not all of their lives. In a more general sense it has also been debated as to whether or not the government should have the right to restrict civil rights during wartime. The pro and con arguments for both of these topics are very interesting because they delve into how much power a government has, and under what circumstances the amount of power they have changes. The pro argument for the interment of the Japanese is largely based on the hysteria that occurred after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Very similar to Modern America and how many Muslims are being deemed terrorists because of the actions of a few radical groups in the Middle East, the Japanese Americans were blamed for the bombings. Daniel Inouye, son of a
Many of the people sent to camps were not treated as they should have, instead they were treated like animals. When the camps were being built, some people were even “held in temporary centers, such as stables at local racetracks” (U.S. History). The facts are that the situation was handled very poorly and even though the government did not have much time to act, things could have been handled better. Rather than being treated as humans the Japanese were treated as lesser beings. This was wrong on many levels and casted a dark shadow on the American Government. Once the actual camps were built, the qualities didn’t even improve much from the qualities in the