Exceeding the Investigation Line

In today's war-time community, it is hard not to make a judgement on suspicious looking people. Escpecially foreigners. So, it is extremely practiced by the government when presented with employee applicants. In a recent article I found from Time.com, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,802922,00.html, John Jones was "inspected" by his potential employer. He claims, "that FBI and Civil Service investigators-asked his friends and neighbors: 'Has Jones ever agitated for labor unions? . . . Does he seem to have too many Jewish friends?- ... Is it true that he reads The Nation and The New Republic? . . . Does his face light up when the Red Army is mentioned?'" If these allegations are proved to be true, then these agencies are unfairly checking backgrounds of potential employees. There would be a concern for national security, but the applicant's privacy must be recognized and respected. A line must be drawn.