Similar to a number of liberals/progressives during [[World War II]], Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>
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Similar to a number of liberals/progressives during [[World War II]] such as California governor Culbert Olson, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref>