When immigration enforcement becomes racism

Here is a disturbing article in the Washington Post about how our own American citizens are being detained and deported, accused of being illegal immigrants.  In most cases, the accused are either hispanic or African.  They sometimes are mentally challenged, or illiterate.  They are rounded up in immigration raids and held for hours.  The burden of proof is on them to show that they are Americans.  

Our war against Mexicans has become a full out racist war.  One of our main grievances against King George during the American Revolution was that he passed laws prohibiting immigration.  We have turned into the very despots we overthrew.

One of our specific complaints against the English king: 

"He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands."

We are now at a point where our own citizens are terrified.  And for all you that say, "well, I'm white so its OK" I've got news for you.  Not every illegal immigrant is non-white.  A bunch of Israelis were rounded up in Iowa a few months ago when a Kosher meat packing plant was busted.  So, should the government be able to round up anyone who speaks Hebrew?  Of course not, just like we should not be able to apprehend a bunch of people speaking Spanish.