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They were competition for jobs, which there weren't many at the time because it was during the Great Depression.

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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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