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


(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."
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