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 up, and increased competition for jobs.
they traveled because of the dust bowls.
The "Okies and Arkies" were migrant farmers moving from Oklahoma (Okie), Arkansas (Arkie), and Texas to California during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
The Okies and it didn't matter if you were born and raised in Kansas.
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They became the reluctant host to the Okies.
Most Okies migrated to California
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Oklahomans is the correct Demonym however only a rare few take offense to Okies.
Many Californians were prejudiced against the Okies during the Great Depression because they viewed them as economic competitors and believed that they were taking jobs and resources away from native Californians. There was also a perception that the Okies were culturally different and represented a lower social class. Anti-Okie sentiments were fueled by political and media narratives that portrayed them as undesirable migrants.
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Okies vs- Aliens - 2013 was released on: USA: 30 September 2013
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