The Price of Immigrant Burials

By Lauren Silverman, Latino USA

Many families of immigrants who die in the US shoulder the burden and cost of shipping the remains of their loved ones back to the countries where they were born. Lauren Silverman reports that the costs of repatriation can run as high as $10,000.

This article was first published in Latino USA.

Lauren Silverman is a bilingual reporter and radio producer at National Public Radio in Washington D.C. Lauren has written and recorded pieces for American Public Media’s Marketplace, as well as National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.