Really? Only a D for immigration? Obama has granted de-facto amnesty and sued a handful of states trying to enforce tough immigration laws.

(Politico) — Rep. Raul Grijalva, the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Friday he would grade President Barack Obama’s performance during his first three years in office a “B-minus or C,” and gives the president a “D” for how he’s handled the immigration issue.

“I would give our president a passing grade,” Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat and former school board member, said in an interview taped for C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers.” “A B-minus or C. I historically got those kinds of grades when I was in school, so I consider them passing grades. I would say it’s a passing grade.”

Grijalva faulted Obama for governing from the center but praised him for his aggressive push this fall for his $447 billion American Jobs Act that was filibustered by Senate Republicans.

“I am glad that the president is going with his instincts, which I think are correct. And I think the American people are responding to those instincts about jobs, about calling out Congress for doing nothing, and saying that there has to be fairness in this country and that Wall Street has to pay its fair share,” Grijalva said.

“Those are progressive themes and I’m glad he’s taking them. Do I wish he would have gone further earlier? Absolutely. All of us do.”

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