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It was a good thing for the Okies to show up because the California farm owners needed workers.
They became the reluctant host to the Okies.
Most Okies migrated to California
California
Migrant farm workers who left the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression to seek work elsewhere were known as Okies, a term generally used to represent people from Oklahoma. During the Great Depression, the term was used to refer to people from neighboring states of Oklahoma in an offensive way. The farmers and their families traveled to California, where they were hired as migrant workers for 20 to 25-cents per hour to pick crops.
California
it is super lame
During the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl states were suffering from dust and debris damage to their crops as well as property. Many people fled to California and other states. These migrant workers were called Okies, since most from Oklahoma.
Cesar Chavez spent his life improving the lives of all farm and migrant workers. (see more at link)
United Farm Workers
California
Most Californians at the time would have considered the Okies as a burden to society. The sudden influx of Okies into California caused taxes to go up, and increased competition for jobs. For these reasons, Okies faced a lot of discrimination.