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As WWII started, many of the migrant workers during the years of the Great Depression either joined the military or took advantage of the jobs that were opening up because of the need for war material. Many of the "Okies" that came to California found jobs in the shipyards and defense plants on the west coast. The migrant farmers, grouped into the term "Okie," found a more stable lifestyle and families put down roots in California and other western states, like New Mexico and Arizona. Their descendants continue to live there today.
The type of farming that caused the migrant "farmer" to find work continues today but most commercial farms now hire migrant workers and many provide temporary shelter at the work sites during the season. Many of these jobs have been taken over by immigrants from nations south of the border, both legal and illegal, which has helped add to the current national debate over what the government should do about our current Immigration laws.
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Why were there migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Migrant workers suffered quite a bit in the Great Depression. They did not have fixed employment when the Depression began, so they had even less chance of finding a fixed position during the Depression. In addition, people who had been laid off due to the Depression often became migrant workers, meaning there was a problem with homeless men and families moving throughout America looking for jobs. The increase in migrant workers made it even harder for these people to find jobs, since the additional people created more competition and also created new stereotypes of migrant workers that weren't desirable, so it was less likely they would be hired.
What did people use to work in fields and pick crops during the great depression?
migrant workers
Why was there no need for migrant workers during the Great Depression?
becuase the soil in the midwest was dead and dry :0)
How where workers affected by the Great Depression?
they didn't get money- at least not as much
What was an oakie during the Great Depression?
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.
Who were the migrant workers and how were they affected by the grat depression?
They were people from all over and they over populated cities and made "hoovervillies"
Did women work as migrant workers in the great depression?
yes
Why were there migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Migrant workers suffered quite a bit in the Great Depression. They did not have fixed employment when the Depression began, so they had even less chance of finding a fixed position during the Depression. In addition, people who had been laid off due to the Depression often became migrant workers, meaning there was a problem with homeless men and families moving throughout America looking for jobs. The increase in migrant workers made it even harder for these people to find jobs, since the additional people created more competition and also created new stereotypes of migrant workers that weren't desirable, so it was less likely they would be hired.
What is Steinbeck book the grapes of wrath about?
The struggles of facing migrant workers.
What type of people were migrant workers during the Great Depression?
silly wotsits
What state was most populated with migrant workers during the great depression?
California
What did people use to work in fields and pick crops during the great depression?
migrant workers
What were men and children who searched for work in the streets during the great depression called?
migrant workers
Why are migrant workers called migrant workers?
The migrant workers are called migrant workers because they migrate. To migrate means to move. Migrant workers move from farm to farm, hoping to find work.
How did the valley fever affect migrant workers?
It would have affected migrant workers just like anyone else except they would be exposed more often and would show signs of the infection.
How much did migrant workers make during the great depression?
I don't know. They were probably paid in dirt.
Why was there no need for migrant workers during the Great Depression?
becuase the soil in the midwest was dead and dry :0)
