Perhaps the term foreign invaders rings a bell. California provided closed entry points at times until conditions became so desperate that they were admitted to avoid violence and for humantarian reasons. They certainly received far less compassion then illegals get today.
As trespassers and interlopers.
Most Dust Bowl migrants went to California.
Many Californians opposed arrival of the refugees from the dust bowl because they saw them as competitors for the limited number of jobs that existed.
california
migrants
destitute and homeless and hungry thats true to but they bcame migrants
Most Dust Bowl migrants went to California.
Many Californians opposed arrival of the refugees from the dust bowl because they saw them as competitors for the limited number of jobs that existed.
california
migrants
destitute and homeless and hungry thats true to but they bcame migrants
"The Grapes of Wrath" upset Californians because it depicted the harsh realities of the Dust Bowl migration and the struggles of migrant workers, highlighting the poor living conditions and mistreatment they faced in California. The novel's portrayal of social injustice and economic exploitation provoked strong reactions from some Californians who felt it painted an unflattering and accurate picture of the state's treatment of migrants.
They were not treated well. The were forced to Hoovervilles.
Californian people viewed then as competition because there weren't enough jobs
Nationwide effects of the Dust Bowl: migrants left effected areas to move elsewhere, decreased grain production.
Unwanted additions to the ranks of the unemployed . . . I think.
Rural states lost population, while states with large cities gained population.
The displaced farmers of the Dust Bowl became the migrants described in John Steinbeck's, Grapes of Wrath. Families from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas, packed what they could in cars and trucks and headed west.