Japanese Americans have faced stereotypes, targeted laws, and been denied the right to the American dream. Considering the tragedy of Pearl Harbor, we cannot target Americans for a tragedy in which they were not involved and place them in internment camps. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, but Japanese Americans swore allegiance to America, were racially discriminated against, and denied their constitutional rights. The United States should not place people of Japanese descent in internment camps. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Some might say that Japanese-Americans were spies for Japan and would swear allegiance to Japan. However, most Japanese-Americans pledged their allegiance to America, because of the opportunities America provided them (Grapes 12). Yoshiko Uchida, a Japanese-American, her father was very grateful for America and its opportunities, as she explained: "My father kept copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the United States Constitution, and on holidays nationals hung a huge American flag on our porch with great pride, even though at the time this country declared that the first generation of Japanese immigrants were “aliens ineligible for citizenship” (Grapes 14) “This quote describing his father, shows how very Japanese Americans were proud to live in America even though they could not be considered citizens since they were not born in America, they treated America as if it were their homeland. The amount of gratitude they felt for living in America was extremely high and they wanted to show their appreciation. Yoshiko's father loves copies of the Constitution and...... middle of paper ......or internment camps, considering what they've already done to them. By denying three of their constitutional rights, considering that the majority of the country is made up of citizens, it would be wrong to put them in these internment camps and deny them even more rights. The United States should not place people of Japanese descent in internment camps. There is logical reasoning behind not placing these men, women and children in internment camps, when their rights have already been violated by the documents that founded our country, pledged their loyalty to America, and have been discriminated against by their neighbors and the government. . Japanese Americans have suffered enough and should not be punished further for a crime they did not commit. Placing these citizens in internment camps would be a mistake on the part of the United States government.