Just as we were finishing postproduction of Una Causa Noble, the issue of immigration joined the war in Iraq as headline news.  One aspect of the immigration issue is the fact that the U.S. military has been attempting to enlist Mexicans to fight in Iraq, often with the promise of expedited citizenship.  This subject has only recently been receiving major media attention. On Sunday, June 10, NBC News aired a report that highlighted this topic and was remarkably similar to our movie.  This report also featured two individuals who have become quite active in trying to help young Hispanics carefully consider all the facts before deciding to join the military. 

One of these individuals, Fernando Suarez del Solar (www.guerreroazteca.org), became
an activist after his son Jesus was killed in Iraq in March, 2003.  Since then, Fernando
has traveled around the world, including several trips to Iraq, to protest the war and the recruitment of young Hispanics. On June 25, we met with Fernando, showed him Una Causa Noble, and offered to join him in any speaking engagements where he thought our movie might help reinforce his story.

The other person featured in the NBC story was Carlos Castillo, a teacher at Roosevelt
High School in Los Angeles. Carlos has banned recruiters from his classrooms, where students are often their prime targets.  On June 23, we showed Una Causa Noble to two
of Carlos’ classes, followed by a discussion of the issues addressed by the movie. Although we never intended Una Causa Noble for an audience of 16 year olds, we were amazed at
the attentiveness and feedback we received.

Following the experience with Fernando and Carlos, we have realized the potential of
Una Causa Noble to provide for interesting discussion and debate among young people
who are faced with seemingly tempting offers from the military.  We would welcome the opportunity to show Una Causa Noble to other students and any community groups that
are trying to help young people make more well-informed decisions.  We can be contacted at: info@UnaCausaNoble.com - Gail Kempler/Miles Merritt