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Wisconsin labor shortage, DACA license eligibility focus of bill
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The Brief A Wisconsin bill would make DACA recipients eligible to obtain professional or occupational licenses.
With more jobs and fewer people to fill them, Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to a specific group of people in hopes of addressing a worker shortage.
The backstory:A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey shows Wisconsin had nearly 140,000 job openings last summer.
Under the current law, DACA recipients are not eligible to hold professional or occupational licenses in Wisconsin.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)Assembly Bill 759 would allow DACA recipients to obtain a professional or occupational license, lawmakers said.