How? Executive Order 9066—Feb 1942 Authorized the removal of any or all people from military areas “as deemed necessary or desirable.” The military in turn defined the entire West Coast, home to the majority of Americans of Japanese ancestry or citizenship, as a military area. By June, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps Lived in Camps for over 2 years

Connecting to Today When our country goes to war today, we do not intern the citizens who are descended from the country with whom we are at war (think of Iraq, Afghanistan/“Radical Islamic” Terrorists). Are there any ways that people from those countries do face discrimination? If so, is it from the government or only from regular citizens?

US Citizen Thoughts on Islam According to the Pew Research Center, Americans’ favorable rating of Islam dropped from 40% in 2001 to 30% in 2001.   Roughly 25% of respondents in 2005 survey thought Islam is a religion that preaches hatred and violence   A 2010 study by the Public Research Institute reveals that 45% of Americans believe Islam and American values are incompatible. 

Government The federal government encourages law enforcement agencies and ordinary citizens to report information according to a loose, unduly broad standard  for “suspicious activity reporting,” which turns ordinary people against their neighbors, targets First Amendment-protected activity, and results in harassment and unwarranted surveillance of American Muslims. (ACLU)