About the reparations to the Japanese Americans detained in internment camps during WWII:
During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. This order allowed for Japanese people to be placed in “war relocation camps,” more commonly known as internment camps.
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On December 18, 1944, the Supreme Court claimed Executive Order 9066 unconstitutional because citizens of the United States, regardless of cultural descent, could not be detained without cause. On January 2, 1945, the exclusion order was rescinded. The internees were given $25 and a train ticket to return home.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which provided $20,000 in
reparations to the surviving detainees of the Japanese American internment camps.
During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. This order allowed for Japanese people to be placed in “war relocation camps,” more commonly k…
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Note that they did NOT pay reparations to their descendants. Note also that the funds that were paid came out of the US Treasury. I.E., our tax-dollars. So far as I know, Japanese Americans that paid taxes in 1988 and after did contribute to the reparations fund like everyone else.