All of this is covered in Dream Horders (the linked book). Occupational licensing is a weaker argument (it's not covered in Reeve's original nytimes article: h

All of this is covered in Dream Horders (the linked book). Occupational licensing is a weaker argument (it's not covered in Reeve's original nytimes article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/stop-pretending-youre-not-rich.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/10/opinion/sunday/stop-prete...), but there's something to be said for how expensive it is to get through medical or law school (in part due to licensing requirements). I haven't read the book, but I imagine immigration and licensing connect. It's known to be difficult for foreign-trained doctors to ramp up in the US (https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-03-26/highly-trained-and-educated-some-foreign-born-doctors-still-can-t-practice https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-03-26/highly-trained-and-ed...) and lawyers have difficulties just changing states due to state-level bar exams.