Burial in Mexico proves expensive for many immigrants

“Zendeja’s death not only stunned family and friends in Houston, it suddenly thrust them into unfamiliar and difficult terrain.

To return his remains to Mexico for burial, friends and family had to quickly raise thousands of dollars for funeral and airline expenses. They also had to obtain a county death certificate and U.S. and Mexican transit documents to allow human remains to be transported across the border.

It’s an expensive and emotional ordeal undergone hundreds of times a year in Houston. And Hispanic immigrants appear to be most impacted locally.”

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