NumbersUSA grades 2016 candidates on immigration

[JonathanSwift]

https://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/presidential/2016-presidential-hopefuls.html

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Scott Walker

C: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry

C-: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich

D+: Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D-: Martin O'Malley, Marco Rubio

F: Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

[JonathanSwift]

Updated:

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Scott Walker

C+: Donald Trump

C: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry

C-: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich

D+: Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D-: Martin O'Malley, Marco Rubio

F: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

[JonathanSwift]

How does Rand Paul get the same grade as Jeb Bush?

If it makes you feel any better, Paul has an A- as far as his actual voting record in Congress:

https://www.numbersusa.com/content/my/congress/9922/reportcard/CAREER/

The main strikes against him as far as the Presidential grade goes appear to be his libertarian opposition to certain aspects of E-Verify and his stated support for greatly increasing legal immigration. Jeb Bush, by contrast, apparently does support E-Verify and has stated a desire to end chain migration and the visa lottery.

Basically, campaign promises/rhetoric are a large part of the Presidential grade.

[JonathanSwift]

Fiorina has been upgraded to a C-.

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Scott Walker

C+: Donald Trump

C: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry

C-: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich

D+: Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D-: Martin O'Malley, Marco Rubio

F: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

[JonathanSwift]

Updated:

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Donald Trump, Scott Walker

C: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry

C-: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal

D+: Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D: Marco Rubio

D-: Martin O'Malley

F: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders

[JonathanSwift]

Updated:

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Scott Walker

C: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Donald Trump

C-: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal

D+: Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D: John Kasich, Marco Rubio

F: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders

[JonathanSwift]

A: Rick Santorum

B-: Scott Walker

C+: Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Donald Trump

C: Jeb Bush[!], Chris Christie

C-: Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal

D+: Rand Paul, Jim Webb

D: John Kasich, Marco Rubio

F: Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham

F-: Joe Biden, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders