The medicine can be helpful tho
Some power is great and awesome
But some ain't
Some are more like a curse and the person wish not to have them
It's their choice
The whole civil rights metaphor really breaks down when you consider some of what these kids can do. Alright, so one kid just has weird eyes and can see through walls. No big deal as such, and putting him on some kind of watch list is a bit much. But they you have kill-all-you-touch-girl and bazooka-eyes-guy and a man who can puppeteer people with his mind and is only held in check by his moral compass. Senator Kelly is a dick 'n all, but it'd be weird if the government DIDN'T keep track of these people. Especially since they all need to learn how to use their ability like they just grew a whole new limb, and their immature flailing is liable to cause some property damage at best. Kill a lot of people at worst. When random members of the public start to be able to explode cars by sneezing and walk through walls, some kind if response is warranted, damnit. It needs dealing with.
You make such a good point. I think that part of the problem though is that their government treats them like a blight on humanity and tries to restrain and put down the mutants rather than try to work with them. Which in turn causes more resentment from the mutants and further action from the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Some power is great and awesome
But some ain't
Some are more like a curse and the person wish not to have them
It's their choice