DENVER—In between shifts at Amazon to earn money she could send home to her relatives in Senegal—working opposite times as her sister-in-law so they could care for each other’s children—Hassan Diol would call to talk to her husband several times a day.
Amadou Beye was still in Senegal, trying to get a visa so he could also come to the United States. His wife, joined by their infant daughter, would also video call every day. Amadou Beye couldn’t wait to meet his child and see his wife again.