In 1942, on February 19, President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066. By June, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated to remote internment camps built by the U.S. For the next two and a half years, many of these Japanese Americans endured extremely difficult living conditions and poor treatment by their military guards. President Roosevelt's actions were not justified because it resulted in discrimination towards Japanese Americans and damaged the economical positions of Japanese Americans.
Internment resulted in discrimination towards Japanese Americans. Justice Frank Murphy said, "...have been directed against Japanese Americans by people with racial and economic prejudices." This was said in a speech after the treatment of Japanese …show more content…
According to an article on Ourdocuments.gov, "The speed of the evacuation forced many homeowners and businessmen to sell out quickly; total property loss is estimated at $1.3 billion, and net income loss at $2.7 billion". This shows that Japanese Americans lost not on property value, but company value as well. The government could never pay back all Japanese Americans fully, regardless of how ashamed they were of their actions. Being imprisoned in internment camps not only terrorized Japanese Americans, it disrupted their way of life completely.
Though it can be said that President Roosevelt's actions were for the good of homeland security, that is not completely true. In the Korematsu v. United States case, it was shown that ordinary Japanese citizens, with no evidence of disloyalty, were being thrown into internment camps. Korematsu argued that he had been imprisoned without a trial, jailed without evidence, and that he had been violated of his rights. The court however, ruled that the constitution was not valid in times of war. However, this shows that Korematsu was jailed not based on home security, but of
Internment resulted in discrimination towards Japanese Americans. Justice Frank Murphy said, "...have been directed against Japanese Americans by people with racial and economic prejudices." This was said in a speech after the treatment of Japanese …show more content…
According to an article on Ourdocuments.gov, "The speed of the evacuation forced many homeowners and businessmen to sell out quickly; total property loss is estimated at $1.3 billion, and net income loss at $2.7 billion". This shows that Japanese Americans lost not on property value, but company value as well. The government could never pay back all Japanese Americans fully, regardless of how ashamed they were of their actions. Being imprisoned in internment camps not only terrorized Japanese Americans, it disrupted their way of life completely.
Though it can be said that President Roosevelt's actions were for the good of homeland security, that is not completely true. In the Korematsu v. United States case, it was shown that ordinary Japanese citizens, with no evidence of disloyalty, were being thrown into internment camps. Korematsu argued that he had been imprisoned without a trial, jailed without evidence, and that he had been violated of his rights. The court however, ruled that the constitution was not valid in times of war. However, this shows that Korematsu was jailed not based on home security, but of