Powell cautioned Tuesday that it was unclear how the new Congress, which takes office in January, would deal with the issue. At a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, he promised that the Bush administration would meet with congressional leaders to assess "the pace at which we can proceed with a temporary-worker program and how fast and how far we can move in what period of time."
"We don't want to over-promise," Powell said.
Are you aware of the FTAA on the horizon?
Haha! I'm betting the "pace" at which it can proceed is a dead stop.