1. We need to get involved in education, commerce, science and technology or Mexico will not progress. What government initiatives are being undertaken in terms of University agreements, research, science and technology? These are issues that can really change the situation in Mexico as opposed to what we've done in the past.

2. We spend so much money on the criminal part of drugs and the process hasn't worked. What is your opinion on legalizing drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroine to deal with the international health problem?

3. What specific strategies or policies are being conceived in order to regulate the working conditions of the Mexican people?

4. The wealth of a nation depends on the health of her citizens. The health care plan you articulated seems to be a very sensible, sensitive and very simple in the context of shared responsibility, purpose and relationship in cementing the Latin American friendship also articulated by President Bush. Has there been any dialogue with the Secretary of Health and Human Services about the health issue in which Mexico can get assistance from technology that benefits health care in Mexico?

5. Regarding the disparity of wealth in Mexico, I would like to know your comments on the broadening or extending of NAFTA. What can Mexico do about NAFTA and our commercial relations to affect of shrink the disparity of wealth in Mexico?

6. When we negotiated NAFTA and I was in the embassy, we expected to have some significant impact on the border infrastructure problem. In fact, it's been a disaster. The border has gone from really bad to absolutely degenerate. The infrastructure is awful. The health conditions are bad. The problem of violence has gotten worse and there seems no end in sight. There's a sense that if something isn't done soon, it's going to be an explosive situation. Do you have any ideas of the prospects for fiscal reform in Mexico and how one might address on a bilateral basis this critical problem of infrastructure on the border?