Emails show the VA took no action to spare veterans from a harsh Trump immigration policy

Trump seems pretty selective on what "bad laws" he wants to enforce. There are literally thousands of laws on the books that are not enforced because they are no longer relevant or considered cruel. That's why executives from federal agencies down to town governments no longer enforce them. For example, you are unlikely to get a ticket for not sending up a rocket signal every mile when driving through rural Pennsylvania at night.

What really seems to be happening is he's enforcing existing laws in the most inhumane way possible, even though he has broad discretion on how they are enforced as shown by the policies of preceding POTUSes. Why? Likely because he hopes to get concessions on the other side of the aisle since they desire to stop the abuse. It's the epitomy of misuse of government power at its worst, misuse of government powers in a way as to be cruel to humanity to achieve political aims.

As a nation we are circling the drain of ethical behavior.

Congress needs to get to work on this one. Anyone who serves honorably should be given a fast track to citizenship IF they want it. Interestingly, the Brits have been remiss in this regard as well. They only recently gave Gurkhas access to citizenship despite the fact that few have served them better. President Trump appears to be laboring under the concept that if you want bad law changed quickly, enforce it...

The way this issue compares active duty's actions to the VA's makes no sense. The members who are currently serving still work for the military and thus, there is a reason they need to provide exceptions for their members. Veterans do not all work for the VA. Furthermore, I'm not even sure how the VA would even know if the beneficiary or their family member is currently a green card holder or not.

As you read further down on the article it states:
"The new regulation lowers the bar to be considered a “public charge” by redefining it as an immigrant who receives certain types of public benefits for more than 12 months in a three-year period. If an immigrant receives two benefits in a single month, that would count as two months."
and
"The public charge test applies to people entering the country or those trying to become lawful permanent residents, commonly known as green card holders. It does not apply to those who already have green cards and are seeking citizenship."
and
"In practice, the public charge rule is more likely to affect veterans’ families — such as spouses who are undocumented or on temporary visas — rather than veterans themselves. Under federal law, undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders are generally not eligible for public benefits."

So this prompts me to ask... Why hasn't the Veteran 1. Applied for citizenship to the country they served? 2. Why hasn't the Veteran managed to have their spouse documented and/or placed on permanent status within the 12 months allotted to them? 3. Why would this fall under the VA's responsibility? This is not to sound harsh, but the VA is not there to deal with immigration issues of their beneficiaries, or their family members. That is in complete contrast to the responsibility of the DoD and their members and member's families.