“isn’t this a State issue”
It is, but....the article says poor downtrodden immigrants may be inconvenienced as the reason for getting rid of licenses.
I’m a professional engineer. I have to get licensed in each state. It’s unnecessary and impedes commerce. Most states engineering boards do very little but collect fees.
I’m happy to demonstrate competence, but why do I have to do it in every state?
Unnecessary licensing will eventually be ignored. Immigrants have nothing to lose. Why bother getting licensed if there is no penalty for you? There is for me though....
I too am a professional engineer and I think if one is tested and granted a license in a state that should suffice. Granted I’m only familiar with the NW, but California (seismic) and Alaska (artic engineering) have requirements that some may not have competency in. Although California’s requirement for Civil Engineers to take a 4 hour survey test is absurd since I will rely on land surveyors to provide the data I need.