We do a grave injustice today because this statute applies to American citizens as well as everybody else. Fred Korematsu was a U.S. citizen. He was picked up on a U.S. street. And we issued an apology years later. If we pass this bill today, some future Congress, long after we are out of office, long after we are dead, some future Congress will be issuing an apology.
Addressing the implications of a bill affecting American citizens.
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