Accidents involving vehicles and trains have been increasing as the Mexican government has pushed to revitalize railroads and build new passenger lines.
Money transfers to Guatemala, Honduras and other nations have increased in recent months, totaling billions of dollars. Undocumented migrants in the United States say they are sending money to relatives while they can.
Julio Fuentes, a 35-year-old undocumented migrant from Guatemala, sent a large chunk of his savings to his bank account in Guatemala this year — fearing both deportation and a new tax on remittances.