What FDR did with the Japanese Americans is universally condemned, by both parties, and by all political persuasions. NOBODY is claiming that it was justified, or that it should set a precedent for today. The concentration camps for these people remains a stain on America, and I have never met anyone who defends it.
Funny, though, there was a Republican candidate running for Congress who thought that all illegals needed to be rounded up and put in internment camps. So, they are criticizing FDR but it seems like some Republicans like the idea!
In an interview with Salon today, a Republican candidate for the Florida state Legislature stood by her controversial idea to arrest illegal immigrants and send them to “camps” where they can be held en masse.
“We can ship them out to the middle of the country and put up high walls and leave them there,” said Marg Baker, the middle-aged real estate broker vying for the Republican nomination in the state’s 48th district, north of Tampa.
Republican Candidate Advises “Immigrant Camps” | Care2 Causes