Question

Why would people think America was justified for Japanese internment camps? Why would people think America wasn’t?

Answer 1

The people who think it was justified tend to say that:

• If it was Mexico who had attacked, the camp would be for Mexicans

• The World War 2 was a total war and governments were doing whatever it took to win the war, hence Pearl Harbor and also the atomic bomb.
• Considering how scary World War 2 was, it was just a matter of time until  Americans would go paranoid about Japanese spies

The counter arguments are usually:

• America was doing the same thing that it was said to be fighting against
• It was not fair to the families
• Those were also american citizens and the xenophobia is unjustified
• It was a violation of the constitution
• It was morally wrong