How To Write A Letter To Franklin D. Roosevelt

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December 30th, 1941 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Franklin D. Roosevelt: Mr. President, I am addressing you to ask, what makes shoving the Japanese Americans in camps against their will any different from what the Germans are doing with the Jews? I know you are going to respond that you think you are doing the right thing for America, keeping us safe. But truly, just as the Germans are doing to the Jewish you are taking away their individuality, making them powerless. These acts are by all means is just un-American. You might also reply that you cannot trust the Japanese- American people, but why exactly? They are fighting long and hard, fighting for America bravely and wholeheartedly on the…show more content…
All this leads me to believe that not only were you not prepared for these people, but you also want to show your authority and make these Japanese-American people realize the life conditions they were now stuck with, to prove to them how powerless they truly are. Secondly, you have forced these people to sign loyalty acts when you are making them so weak and powerless, and treating them inhumane. You treat them as though they do not belong in this country, yet you are forcing them to agree to this loyalty document. Like I stated previously they are loyal as they have proven in war. There are few that may be questionable, but is it necessary to punish an entire race, every man, woman, and child, when none of them have done anything wrong? These people are being forced to sign, yes, to a loyalty act, when their own country doesn’t even accept them and that is not American, and simply not right. And lastly, these people have been removed from their previous lives, left everything behind and were forced to start over. These people have nothing but one another to build up a stable community for themselves, because they sure do not have your support. They are now just
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