the author, katherine cramer joining us.estion is this -- over the years i have been working on my own business and have seen foreigners come to this country where americans train them and they lose their jobs. the african-americans, whenever it is time to vote they come to her community but they spend millions on illegal immigration. that could becoming to our communities. we have to take care of our children once they get here. my question is -- why don't they just shut the border down so that nobody can bring drugs back, bring money back, just cut it off, let their borders be overwhelmed to come to our country to get to theirs. instead of fighting illegal immigration, that money could be used to train americans and could cost us a lot less pure thank you. host: thank you, ray. guest: i have a lot to say in response to that. one is there is a lot of motivation for people to come here, and the fact is that a lot of businesses -- i mean, i am speaking here with wisconsin in mind. there are businesses in my state that are gra

katherine cramer, the book is called "the politics of resentment." a professor of political science at the university of wisconsin, joining us from madison. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. and thanks to your callers. >> next week "washington journal" will devote its programs to key issues facing the trump administration. we will look at national defense issues, including challenges facing his team ahead, and a mattis.ook at james then how congress and the trump administration could change trade laws to create or stave jobs. environmental policy, how climate issues like be impacted by the congress and the incoming administration. thursday we will talk about immigration how trump and the new congress might change immigration policy. friday, we will look at the future of the affordable care act and how the republican congress and the new administration will repeal and keyace the aca in the actors. jack bergman spoke with c-span for a house freshmen profile interview. a retired lieutenant general in the u.s. marine corps, he rep