United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), it was upheld by the court that the creation of Japanese-American internment camps were a valid use of Roosevelt’s power as commander in chief when he acted on the executive order 9066. Executive orders are issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and have the force of law. Presidents use Executive orders to attempt to change policies. During the time period of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese people and those with Japanese ancestors were seen as a threat to the security of Americans. “General DeWitt wrote, “the Japanese race is an enemy race and while many second and third generation Japanese born on United States soil, possessed of United States citizenship, have become “Americanized,” the racial strains are undiluted. To conclude otherwise it is to expect that children born of white parents on Japanese soil sever all racial affinity and become loyal Japanese subjects ready to fight and, if necessary, to die for Japan in a war against a nation of their parent” (Ducat, 198). This situation was seen as an Emergency situation in times of war. Despite having no indication of the evidence against the Japanese people, Korematsu, amongst others, were pushed into what seemed like imprisonment in concentration camps. The camps were described as “assembly and relocation centers”. Even if this imposed burdens on the Japanese-Americans, it was seen as a necessity for the protection of the
United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944), it was upheld by the court that the creation of Japanese-American internment camps were a valid use of Roosevelt’s power as commander in chief when he acted on the executive order 9066. Executive orders are issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and have the force of law. Presidents use Executive orders to attempt to change policies. During the time period of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese people and those with Japanese ancestors were seen as a threat to the security of Americans. “General DeWitt wrote, “the Japanese race is an enemy race and while many second and third generation Japanese born on United States soil, possessed of United States citizenship, have become “Americanized,” the racial strains are undiluted. To conclude otherwise it is to expect that children born of white parents on Japanese soil sever all racial affinity and become loyal Japanese subjects ready to fight and, if necessary, to die for Japan in a war against a nation of their parent” (Ducat, 198). This situation was seen as an Emergency situation in times of war. Despite having no indication of the evidence against the Japanese people, Korematsu, amongst others, were pushed into what seemed like imprisonment in concentration camps. The camps were described as “assembly and relocation centers”. Even if this imposed burdens on the Japanese-Americans, it was seen as a necessity for the protection of the