Divided by death and the Mexican border - Illegal immigrant families are torn apart when someone dies. Survivors are afraid to follow a loved one home for burial.

At a time when most families come together to grieve, families like Trujillo’s are separated — by their initial decision to illegally cross the border, by their desire to bury relatives back home, and by their fear of never being able to return if they travel to Mexico.

The Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles pays for an immigrant’s final journey home if the family is unable to do so. In the last four years, the consulate has shipped more than 1,000 bodies to Mexico for burial. Consul General Juan Marcos Gutiérrez-González said the situation for undocumented relatives who cannot travel with the bodies “is the worst of the worst.”

“It is the most direct experience of human suffering,” he said.”*

*From: http://www.latimes.com
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