What Do You Do When the News Hits Too Close to Home?

In corporate spaces, we’re taught to lead with logic. But what happens when the news isn’t just news—it’s your tío, your vecinos, tu gente?

Lately, I’ve been hearing about families—nuestras familias—being deported in California without due process. No hearings. No defense. Just gone.

If you’re a Hispanic professional in corporate America, you might be feeling something deep and hard to name. Maybe it’s…

🔸 Coraje – at the injustice

🔸 Miedo – that it could happen closer than you think

🔸 Vergüenza – for having “made it” while others are torn apart

🔸 Duelo – for the kids, for the silence, for the system

🔸 Culpa – for being quiet in rooms where power sits

🔸 Desencanto – with the myth that the law protects everyone equally

🔸 Responsabilidad – because you know and that knowing weighs heavy

You’re not alone.

You’re not too emotional.

You’re not overreacting.

You’re feeling what it means to live in two worlds—to belong to tu comunidad and still carry a badge that grants you access to spaces your family might never enter.

So what do we do?

We feel it fully. We don’t perform calm when what we need is coraje consciente.

We speak—not to impress, but to bear witness.

We lead—not just with metrics, but with memoria.

We remember: our presence at the table doesn’t mean we leave our people at the door.

Let this be your reminder:

You don’t have to choose between your título and your verdad.

We carry both.

Con orgullo. Con alma. Con propósito.

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✊🏽 For those navigating this emotional terrain, especially mis hermanos Latinos in leadership: I see you. Let’s talk.