A migrant's 2,500-mile commute

Traveling for days and spending the majority of the year away from family is just part of the job for a seasonal tobacco farmer

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(Nick Wagner / Alexia Foundation)But that doesn't make the time away from his family any easier."It's hard to leave my kids behind, " Santiago Garcia told Wagner. "It always makes me sad. But I believe that any human in any job will always put their family first."

Kathryn Krawczyk
Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.