Rep. Gutierrez: Obama 'playing it safe' on immigration

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-Ill., on Sunday said President Barack Obama was "playing it safe" in deciding to delay acting on immigration until after the November elections, a move that could have an impact on elections in Illinois.

"Well, first of all it's clear that playing it safe is what is going on at the White House and among Democratic circles. And playing it safe means walking away from our values and our principles," Gutierrez said on ABC's "This Week," hosted by George Stephanpoulos.

"Look, they've looked at polling in four or five states where there aren't large Latino constituencies and said that's the way forward without thinking of the impact that that policy might have in Illinois, in California and Colorado. And so they've walked away.

Immigration is nothing but pure politics for Barack Obama.