James also conveniently leaves out that much of the relocations- both for Japanese and Native Alaskans- was done out of their safety.  As distinguished Japanese-American Sen. Hayakawa wrote:  "Japanese and Japanese-Americans in the Western states were relocated during World War II for their own safety at a time when the U.S. and Japan were at war. The relocation was in no way punitive. It was to remove the Japanese from the coastal areas for fear of what might happen to them if a hostile Japanese invasion force was to land on our shores."
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It's must easier for opinion writers like Mr. James to bash the country in times of war while smearing the current administration than it is to illuminate the countless social and racial disparities created by the last Administration.