President Donald Trump has made his stance on diversity clear, and it has left Latinx workforces globally to wonder what the coming months and years will mean for their personal and their professional lives. 

Within the first few weeks of the Trump administration, the U.S. has already threatened new economic and migratory sanctions against Latin America, especially in regards to Latin American countries like Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. Impacted U.S. companies and employers with Latinx employees and remote employees should prepare for potential disruptions — and put in strategies to best support their workers. 

“Each of those demographics need very different things,” says Stamatis Astra, co-founder and chief business officer of Intelligent Relations, a public relations platform. “But in the big picture, these issues are affecting livelihoods; it’s not just about careers anymore.”

For Latinx employees in the U.S., the most pressing concern for many is their own status, whether they’re undocumented or not. Since taking office, President Trump has signed at least 10 immigration orders and actions that fulfill his campaign promises of mass deportations and increased border security. Within the first month, increased ICE raids have led to the deportation of 37,660 people. And while the administration has claimed it’s only targeting individuals with criminal histories for now, it doesn’t inspire too much confidence in the rest of the Latinx community, Astra says. 

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