Jailing Syrian Refugees? History Says “No!”

Last updated on: December 2, 2015 at 10:16 am by Blair Van Dyke

Jailing Syrian Refugees? History Says “No!” 2015-12-02T10:16:30-06:00 Blair Van Dyke

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National security interests are frequently employed to justify extreme and inhumane measures. For example, recently many governors in the United States vowed that they would not allow Syrian refugees to enter their respective states. Too big of a threat to state security. By the way, how would a state enforce this measure? Check points at all entry boarders of the state? Additionally, some government leaders insisted that Syrian refugees should be placed in internment camps to insure national security. The imprisonment of Japanese-Americans to insure “security” following the bombing of Pearl Harbor stands as a glaring mistake and a black-dyed stain on the way the American government responded to a perceived domestic threat. By the way, “internment camp” is a glossed phrase for “imprisonment.” Japanese-Americans were imprisoned, not interned.

Follow the link to read portions of a journal written by a young boy imprisoned for three years in America just because he was Japanese. It stands as a salient reminder of how not to treat Syrian refugees.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/arts/design/life-in-a-japanese-american-internment-camp-via-the-diary-of-a-young-man.html?emc=edit_th_20151202&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=73419850&_r=0

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