Future U.S. trade negotiations will focus both on the U.S. trade relationships with the world through the World Trade Organization and on special trade relationships with countries in Latin America. Some leaders of Congress want to use trade negotiations to push Latin American countries to protect worker’s rights, conserve tropical forests, and protect the environment. Such issues may dominate U.S. trade relations for most of this decade. As of today, what is the status of the president’s fast-track authority? What has Congress required of the president in leading current or future U.S. trade negotiations? To what extent has Congress included side issues such as labor rights or the environment? Research the topic and discuss the pros and cons of linking trade relations to these and other social and political side issues.