Workers scale the rafters of a tobacco barn at Knott Farms located in Owensboro, Kentucky. These migrants traveled from Mexico in search of work and better pay. Many leave their families for as many as seven months, but send money home every week.
Raphael Moreno, a temporary agricultural worker from Michoacán, Mexico, jumps off a load of tobacco.
Moreno Hernandez concentrates while strippingtobacco. Moreno, who left his wife and children in Mexico City, has worked for the Knotts for the past seven months.
Raphael Moreno (right) pushes a cart of tobacco in a barn for Knott Farms located in Owensboro, while his older brother Gabriel(left) begins to load more. Over the course of a day, they harvest up to one and a half acres of tobacco.
Fernando Gomez takes down dried tobacco at Knott Farms LLC. Fernando hails from Mexico City and works 11 hours a day, six days a week, on the 4,000-acre farm with a temporary worker visa.
Moreno Ortiz (from left), Fernando Gomez and Miguel Morenoride in a van toward home for a midday lunch break. They interact with each other all day, every day., for up to seven months.
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter. 
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter.
Moreno Ortiz (left) and Miguel Moreno sit and watch the Spanish television channel while Gabriel Moreno (far right) prepares dinner inside their home. Every meal is cooked by hand.
Gabriel Moreno lies in bed and relaxes while watching a Spanish soap opera. He works 10-hour days, six days a week, for Knott Farms in Owensboro.
Workers scale the rafters of a tobacco barn at Knott Farms located in Owensboro, Kentucky. These migrants traveled from Mexico in search of work and better pay. Many leave their families for as many as seven months, but send money home every week.
Workers scale the rafters of a tobacco barn at Knott Farms located in Owensboro, Kentucky. These migrants traveled from Mexico in search of work and better pay. Many leave their families for as many as seven months, but send money home every week.
Raphael Moreno, a temporary agricultural worker from Michoacán, Mexico, jumps off a load of tobacco.
Raphael Moreno, a temporary agricultural worker from Michoacán, Mexico, jumps off a load of tobacco.
Moreno Hernandez concentrates while strippingtobacco. Moreno, who left his wife and children in Mexico City, has worked for the Knotts for the past seven months.
Moreno Hernandez concentrates while strippingtobacco. Moreno, who left his wife and children in Mexico City, has worked for the Knotts for the past seven months.
Raphael Moreno (right) pushes a cart of tobacco in a barn for Knott Farms located in Owensboro, while his older brother Gabriel(left) begins to load more. Over the course of a day, they harvest up to one and a half acres of tobacco.
Raphael Moreno (right) pushes a cart of tobacco in a barn for Knott Farms located in Owensboro, while his older brother Gabriel(left) begins to load more. Over the course of a day, they harvest up to one and a half acres of tobacco.
Fernando Gomez takes down dried tobacco at Knott Farms LLC. Fernando hails from Mexico City and works 11 hours a day, six days a week, on the 4,000-acre farm with a temporary worker visa.
Fernando Gomez takes down dried tobacco at Knott Farms LLC. Fernando hails from Mexico City and works 11 hours a day, six days a week, on the 4,000-acre farm with a temporary worker visa.
Moreno Ortiz (from left), Fernando Gomez and Miguel Morenoride in a van toward home for a midday lunch break. They interact with each other all day, every day., for up to seven months.
Moreno Ortiz (from left), Fernando Gomez and Miguel Morenoride in a van toward home for a midday lunch break. They interact with each other all day, every day., for up to seven months.
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter. 
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter. 
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter.
Gabriel Moreno thumbs through a small photo album of his 3-year-old daughter, Angel, who lives with his wife in Michoacán, Mexico. Gabriel says that he is working hard so that can provide a better life for his daughter.
Moreno Ortiz (left) and Miguel Moreno sit and watch the Spanish television channel while Gabriel Moreno (far right) prepares dinner inside their home. Every meal is cooked by hand.
Moreno Ortiz (left) and Miguel Moreno sit and watch the Spanish television channel while Gabriel Moreno (far right) prepares dinner inside their home. Every meal is cooked by hand.
Gabriel Moreno lies in bed and relaxes while watching a Spanish soap opera. He works 10-hour days, six days a week, for Knott Farms in Owensboro.
Gabriel Moreno lies in bed and relaxes while watching a Spanish soap opera. He works 10-hour days, six days a week, for Knott Farms in Owensboro.
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