However, they were disliked because of their fierce determination to survive as shown in their willingness to work for low wages and because they did not make contributions to the local economy (they imported daily necessities from Japan), which was part of the reason for a boycott against Japanese Americans in California.
しかし低賃金で働く勤勉さと凄まじい生活力、地元経済に金を落とさない（日用品を日本から取り寄せていた）ゆえに疎まれ、カリフォルニアなどでは日系移民の排斥運動が起こった。