cars, which i did and which republicans are trying to reverse, but on good new ideas like putting a price on carbon pollution. we know in a smaller, more connected world, we can t just put technology back in a box. we can t just put walls up all around america. walls don t keep out threats like terrorism or disease. and that s why we propose leading our alliances and helping other countries develop and pushing back against tyrants. democrats talk about reforming our immigration system so, yes, it is orderly and it is fair and it is legal, but it continues to welcome strivers and dreamers from all around the world. that s why i m a democrat.
laura: french president emmanuel macron spent three days with president trump last week while german chancellor angela merkel spent only three hours. let s get insight into what is really going on and welcome the newly confirmed to u.s. ambassador to germany, i never thought i would say that, ric grenell from los angeles. how are you doing? i want a stein of beer to toast you but i guess i can t do that on national tv. how are you doing? are you feeling good? and feeling great. the most important part is, today, i am four and a half years cancer free. laura: i saw that to each. you and i are strivers, cancerous drivers. so happy to see that. ric and i have only known each other for 25 years, full disclosure, we shouldn t say how long, but a long time.
of the public that s not going to support it. reporter: but activists aren t just critical of how the war against ms-13 is waged. they believe the battle is a way to persecute central american immigrants. we have donald trump. we have jeff sessions. and we ve had many other elected officials come here, putting so much emphasis on law enforcement, without any conversation, substantive conversation and action on the resources that this community needs like immigration reform, like civil protections for immigrants when they re at the hands of law enforcement. reporter: is it frustrating, given it s a community of hard working people, but ms-13 has become shorthand for every historic immigrant? yes. it s deeply disappointing. this community is a community of strivers. msnbc reporter jermaine lee joins me now, great work on this package and the one that aired last night.
lot of people and all of a sudden they re saying, while he had a lot of accomplishment and then they went on to do the thing. but the fact is you understand that. but we really did, we got a lot of credit. it all came together in that final month. i give everybody in this room, really, kudos. we re a nation of builders and dreamers and strivers and we ve already created a lot of jobs since the election. we have created 2.4 million jobs. that s amazing. that doesn t count things that are already happening. the stock market has added $8 trillion in new wealth. unemployment was at a 45-year low, which is something. after years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising
fact is, you understand about. but we really did. we got a lot of credit. it all came together in that final month, everybody in this room. kudos. we are a nation of builders and dreamers and strivers and fighters. and it together, we are building a safe, strong, very proud america. we have created 2.4 million jobs. that is unthinkable. and that doesn t include all of the things that are happening. the stock market is adding more than $8 trillion of new wealth. unemployment claims are at a 45 year low. which is something, after years of wage stagnation. we are seeing rising wages.