The Tangled Mess of Occupational Licensing

Kine Gueye is a hair braider in Kentucky. She learned to braid hair as she was growing up in Senegal, where African hair braiding is a way of life. The art of hair braiding extends back thousands of years in West Africa, and it carries strong social and cultural significance for Gueye and her customers. When Gueye arrived in the United States, she turned her skills into a job. She sometimes worked 12 hours a...