[BenLurkin]

The US should never have paid reparations to the Japanese who were interred during WWII.

[SMARTY]

Right-and not to digress... but I read that most of them held dual citizenship and their VERY unambiguous and vocal Anti-American sentiment was documented.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, thousands immediately applied for permission to leave America and return to Japan.

So many bogged down the applications process that legislation was introduced to limit applications in war time.

I'd love to retrieve the article where I first read this... I remember it was a reputable source.

[Michael.SF.]

The US should never have paid reparations to the Japanese who were interred during WWII.

The internment of Americans of Japanese descent was one of FDR's biggest sins against the constitution and was also a huge land grab the benefited FDR's donors.

The 'reparations' were a pittance compared to what was stolen. What should have occurred was to freeze their assets (houses, lands, etc.) instead of stealing them for non-payment of taxes.