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Amicus Curiae Brief Pros And Cons

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According to the Supreme Court Record “Part Three of the Brief” it states, “There was ample ground to believe that imminent danger then existed of an attack by Japan upon the West Coast.” (206) This was mainly believed because the area had a large amount of war facilities and production which could have assisted in their belief of having the internment policy. Also, a factual claim that pro-internment advocates expressed was that through the “existence of media” Japan have attempted or had attempted to secure war aims. (206) According to the Brief submitted by Wayne M. Collins, there were people that expressed their proposition as to why they disagreed with internment. It states, “If General DeWitt really believed these people to be spies…why did he delay from December 7th, 1041 to March 30th, 1942.” (207) As a reader, you understand this perspective clearly because why delay the evacuation of people you supposedly view as a “threat”. …show more content…

In the Amicus Curiae Brief submitted by the Japanese American Citizens’ League it states, “We contend that General DeWitt accepted the views of racists instead of the principles of democracy because he is himself a confessed racist.” (210) I believe this statement primarily because General DeWitt did not care if you had American citizenship, if you were also Japanese, you were deemed as dangerous to him. I also believe the reason pro-internment advocates saw those that were Japanese as a threat was because their physical features were different than Americans, but same as their

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