The migrants are needed, and they are hated is the central idea.
Explanation:
- The article is about the migrant workers. The migrants are considered as gypsies, foreigners and outlanders. The migrants had horrible living conditions without basic facilities.
- The article distinguishes the dust bowl migrants to that of the imported foreign imported laborers. They were forced to work in inhumane conditions.
- Later Steinbeck helped the migrants have access to clean facilities for hygiene and sanitation by organizing many government camps.
