[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2] [House] [Page 2083] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]COMMEMORATING THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the Day of Remembrance. This marks the 66th anniversary of the executive order which authorized the incarceration of over 120,000 Americans, primarily of Japanese descent, but also Italian and German Americans. I stand today to remember those that were taken from their home and their communities, citizens and residents of our country that were victims of an unwarranted and unjust political paranoia. In 1988, Congress apologized for that internment and took steps not to allow this black mark in our history to happen again. Mr. Speaker, in rising today, it is also important to remind ourselves in these times where scapegoating and fear-mongering against a certain people is becoming more and more prevalent, this day reminds us not to allow this to happen again and to, above all, protect everybody's rights, protect everybody's inherent rights in this country, and not to allow this to happen again. ____________________