Salt Lake Tribune · Jun 17, 2019
Commentary: ‘Never again’ is happening again at Fort Sill
FILE - This June 17, 2014 file photo shows an entrance to Fort Sill near Lawton, Okla. The federal government has chosen the military base in Oklahoma as the location for a new temporary shelter to house migrant children and is considering a customs port in southern New Mexico as another option as existing shelters are overwhelmed. The Office of Refugee Resettlement said Tuesday, June 11, 2019 it's dealing with a dramatic spike in the number of children crossing the border without parents. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) We are the sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends of Americans of Japanese ancestry who, during World War II, were forcibly removed from their homes and placed in camps around the country, an act that deprived our family members of their freedom, rights, privacy, property, dignity and, in many cases, their health.