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I was too young and living far away from the action to know firsthand but I do believe that there is a difference between relocate and intern. That does not mitigate the disruption of the former by not being the latter.

After December 7th, 1941 people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent, the majority were U.S. citizens, were relocated. Those suspected of cooperating with the enemy were interned in separate camps Japanese I think mostly in northern California. Those relocated were moved to places in several of the states. One was Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas. wiki source, picture of girl on way to school

Because of Japan’s successful surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, many . . . felt that the United State’s entire western coast was at risk of invasion. Communities and concentrated areas of people with Japanese ancestry were suddenly considered security risks even though no acts of sabotage or treason had taken place. [IIRC there was also concern for the safety of the Americans of Japanese descent and Japanese too old to become citizens.]

Jerome War Relocation Center in Arkansas

Even though many were constantly struggling to make a living in this new reality they had been forced into, the internees left a positive mark on the local community. They showed the locals new methods of crop irrigation, impressed teachers with their hard-work in the classroom, and created distinctive art pieces that reflected their Japanese heritage.

Many citizens left the relocation centers and joined the Military to fight in Europe I believe.

I think that it's important to understand that should it become necessary again only Islamists would be interned. At least the individual has the choice.

After December 7th, 1941 people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent, the majority were U.S. citizens, were relocated. Those suspected of cooperating with the enemy were interned in separate camps Japanese I think mostly in northern California.

I think you bring this up now because Mark Levin mentioned the Japanese internment/relocation by order of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 on his show tonight. This was just one item in his fabulous history of racism and bigotry in the Democratic Party beginning in the early 1800s and extending down today in the era of Obama.

I would recommend a podcast of tonight's show to those who missed it.

As for the Roosevelt Administration's handling of Japanese Americans during WWII, I believe it included those who had resided not only in northern California, but just about the entire West. All the camps for relocation were located in the Western states, except for the one in Arkansas.

The program was originally ruled constitutional by the SCOTUS, but that ruling was overturned shortly after WWII. IIRC, the federal government was ordered to pay large sums in damages to the individuals and their families who were coercively relocated during this period.

I believe those of German or Italian ethnicity who were interned/relocated were selected based upon an index of individual suspicion of having connections to the enemy regimes, in contrast to the Japanese.