[2banana]

The US did throw Americans of German and Italian heritage into camps during WWII

[Doctor Stochastic]

Seems like not only do the Conservatives want the Constitution not to non-citizens but to some citizens as well. Hoover, among others thought these internments were not a good idea. The new Conservative Heros, Earl Warren and Franklin Roosevelt were behind the round up of American citizens of other-ethnicity. (Of course, the Patriot act was a Andrew Young and Gary Hart idea, two more new Conservative Heros.)

[catonsville]

Innocent Germans were deported or jailed during World War I.

Germans and Italians were put in Internment Camps during WW II. The entire Italian population on the West Coast were placed on strict curfew until 1943. Italian- Americans whose occupations were considered a danger to the war effort had had their property confiscated and their jobs curtailed.

While The DiMaggio brothers were serving in Europe , their father a commercial fisherman, had his boat taken by the US Government . It was never returned.

Italian Americans had more men in the Armed Services during WW II, based on their percentage of the population, than any other ethnic group.

Italian-Americans have never asked for reparations, nor do they intend to.

[aruanan]

The US did throw Americans of German and Italian heritage into camps during WWII

A. There were too many of them. B. Neither Germany nor Italy launched an attack on a U.S. possession. Also, soldiers were assigned to different theaters of the war based on their ethnicity. There were Japanese-American soldiers serving in Europe.