Sources from “UC Davis,” “PBS,” and “Immigration to United States” all talked about major issues and conflicts revolving around migrant farming. The first major issue depicted by all three sources is the lack of jobs. “Immigration to United States” tells readers that migrant workers were “thrown to the curb” after picking seasons were over, “UC Davis” paints the picture that people had to move to get work, even during picking seasons, and “PBS” shows that the workers had to become ‘migrant’ workers in order to sustain themselves. Thus, all three sources show that people didn’t become migrant workers because they wanted to; they did so to sustain themselves and their families. A second issue reflected across all three sources is the poor wages …show more content…
A final ‘common topic’ discussed in all three articles is the amount of people moving for work, and the reason they moved. According to “UC Davis,” 500,000 people moved to California in order to find work annually, and “Immigration to United States” tells us that 77% were illegal immigrants who couldn’t find work elsewhere (“PBS” backs both of these claims up). This shows that migrant workers became migrant workers because they needed a job, but what was the cause of this spike? According to the sources, the main cause was the Dust Bowl, which, in turn, was caused by over-farming and new machinery. Because the dust made the Midwest very hard to live in, people moved to California, which was promoted as the “dream state.” It was known this way due to the satisfactory living conditions known to be there and the advertisements that California was, in fact, the “dream state.” Therefore, causes were another basis for conflict. Other cross-referenced materials leading to conflict included fierce promotion by celebrities (Woody Guthrie sang about it, John Steinbeck wrote about it, and Franklin Roosevelt talked about it) and the publication of false articles showing only the farmer’s perception of the scenario, not the migrant