People in Freeside generally fall into one of two categories. Those who've been here all their lives call themselves Locals. They're both right to some extent, and violent outbreaks between the two are all too common these days. The Locals blame the Squatters for the scarcity of resources in Freeside, and the Squatters blame any act of violence against them on the Locals. When people from the NCR and other places started pouring in, the Locals began referring to them as Squatters, and the name stuck.