I seem to remember historically after Pearl Harbor we round them up and put them in camps...just in case.

The events at Pearl Harbour were not the motivator behind Japanese internment. The subsequent events at Niihau were what truly spooked the top brass.

A Japanese fighter pilot landed on a Hawaiian Island that had just two Japanese speakers on it. He was placed under house arrest under the care of these two speakers, with guards stationed outside while the US coastguard was notified.

The pilot informed his Japanese hosts of the attack, and they immediately assisted him in attacking the guards and fleeing the house, and destroying his plane and papers.

American leadership became terrified of the possibility that Japanese Americans assisting the enemy could in fact the standard response to such a situation - an intolerable risk to national security.

I seem to remember historically after Pearl Harbor we round them up and put them in camps...just in case.

The events at Pearl Harbour were not the motivator behind Japanese internment. The subsequent events at Niihau were what truly spooked the top brass.

A Japanese fighter pilot landed on a Hawaiian Island that had just two Japanese speakers on it. He was placed under house arrest under the care of these two speakers, with guards stationed outside while while the US coastguard was notified.

The pilot informed his Japanese hosts of the attack, and they immediately assisted him in attacking the guards and fleeing the house, and destroying his plane and papers.

American leadership became terrified of the possibility that Japanese Americans assisting the enemy could in fact the standard response to such a situation - an intolerable risk to national security.