Laura Muñoz video-called Eduardo, her husband, every day while he was thousands of miles away in Washington harvesting apples.
It was his fifth season as an agricultural worker through the H-2A visa program, this year for Washington Fruit and Orchards in the Othello area.
Eduardo Muñoz arrived in Washington in August.
Things were slightly different this year, with a novel virus threatening work. Masks and other protective gear were required on the job. Housing provided for H-2A workers, temporary agricultural employees who are in the United States legally, had to comply with new guidance from the Department of Health, intended to keep outbreaks at a minimum.
He managed to
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