many of them left on secret waiting lists to get the benefits that they deserved. should they feel snubbed by the president and congress for not focusing on a fix? jim neilson, a veteran who served from 1975 to 1982 wonders if illegal immigrants have it better than veterans living in america today. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> let's focus on the first part of that and that's the care for our veterans. you say it's just not good enough. >> no, it's not. my brother-in-law's uncle was a world war ii vet. he came down with cancer and when he went to the veterans administration, oh, you got a month, month and a half wait before we'll even talk to you to be checked out for cancer. he was told he could either stay with his veterans benefits or go to medicare. it didn't help. he passed on of the but why should the v.a. be able to ignore you like that? >> right. the federal government says they're spending $147.9 billion for veterans for benefits. it doesn't feel like it to you? >> no, it doesn't.