I did my history thesis on the internment of the Japanese Americans during WWII, and this is really not the same. First generation Japanese Americans really had no status at all. They weren't even allowed to be citizens. Second generation Japanese Americans were born here and thus U.S. citizens. Every single person of the Japanese race was placed into internment camps regardless of immigration status.

The U.S. government is having people from a select group of countries register with the immigration service if they are here on a temporary visa, i.e. student visa or working visa. It does not affect citizens or those that hold a green card (permanent residents).

If there are people that have overstayed their visa's and are here illegaly, then they ought to be put in jail.

I do disagree with the selectiveness of the action. They are selecting to have register only a handful of people from mainly Muslim countries.

I have many friends here in Southern California from the Middle East, i.e. Lebanon, Iran, Palestine, and Syria and they love living in the U.S. They are all either trying to become citizens or have become citizens. They are some of the most gung-ho and patriotic Americans you will ever meet.

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Paul S.

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