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Japanese American Internment Camps and Executive Order 9066
Two months after the attack on America at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the then president of the US authorized exclusion of all Japanese-American citizens into internments camps through Executive Order 9066. This order was an authorization by Roosevelt to the secretary of war to declare specific areas as concentration camps for people considered as a threat to national security including Americans of Japanese, German and Italian origin (McMillion 4). The issuing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt was not morally justified since it was baseless and promoted discrimination against Japanese Americans
The Executive order 9066 was not morally justified since it did have evidence basis. The government did not have evidence that Japanese-Americans aided their Japanese army in any way as spies of sending messaging during the Port Harbor attack. Instead, it assumed that Japanese-Americans were more likely to be loyal to Japanese government than that of American (McMillion 5), thus sabotaging national security. Also, it led to the disruption of the lives of the Japanese-American citizens. Many people left their homes, jobs, and their property and moved to concentration camps. Finally, the secretion of only Japanese people was a form of discrimination. Even though the government of US later revisited the issue and apologized, in 1988, the payments of $20,000 (McMillion 7) given to the victims was not enough.

Their lives were disrupted (U.S. War Relocation Authority 00:11-00:16) for all wrong reasons leading to loss of property, jobs and some family ties. Therefore, the government should have restored them in their fair state not only through payments but also through compensation of lost jobs, properties, and family members.
The relocation of Japanese-Americans should have been stopped in many ways. Specifically, the judges have a critical role in reviewing the order and the grounds on which it was given or enforced. Although some victims challenged the decision, as in 1944 Korematsu v. United States case (Elsea 30), the judges did not execute their roles with utmost honesty. This could have been as a result of Hirabayashi v. the United States (1943) case (Elsea 29) that held that curfews against groups of minority citizens were constitution if that group belong to the country in war with the US. Also, application of critical thinking should have prevented the relocation since it should have helped jury and judges determine if the claim was valid. Also, critical thinking helps reduce biases; prejudice and stereotyping that can influence fair judgment. Finally, it helps eliminate errors and consequently reach a conclusion based on reason, observations, elimination of both unstated assumptions and misinterpretations, and analysis of arguments.
In brief, the relocation of Japanese-Americans into concentration camps was morally wrong. The government thought that these citizens could have aided Japan during Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Therefore, it is logical to conclude that relocation was caused by fear, speculations, racism and some economic reasons. Worse, these victims of wars inadequately compensated. The government should have paid them for the lost property and restore their jobs in addition to the fairly determine payments.
Works Cited
Elsea, Jennifer. Detention of U.s. Persons As Enemy Belligerents. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2012. Internet resource.
McMillion, Rhonda. “Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II Offers Cautionary Message.” ABA Journal, Sept. 2016, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=117806416&site=ehost-live.
U.S. War Relocation Authority. “U.S. Government Newsreel: A Challenge to Democracy.” Youtube, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8F8zP0T19k.