Legislative Efforts

toward U.S. Government Review and Evaluation of WW II Treatment of Civilians of German and Italian Ethnicity

To prevent possible future erosion of our civil liberties, the German American Internee Coalition believes the federal government must fully review and acknowledge its wartime civil liberties violations. The U.S. government has never comprehensively reviewed the German and Italian American experience, however through constituent vocalizations, some legislative efforts have been made toward these ends.

Legislative Highlights

Wartime Treatment Study Act—HR 1425 and S 564

To prevent possible future erosion of our civil liberties, the German American Internee Coalition believes the federal government must fully […]

Congressional Report—"Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, European Americans and Jewish Refugees during World War II"

19 March 2009 Hearing Report—”Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, European Americans and Jewish Refugees during World War II” by […]

Congressional Hearing Reviews the U.S. Wartime Treatment of German Americans and German Latin Americans

On March 19, 2009, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, […]

Legislative Efforts