Originally Posted by tays123

I got a PhD in a stem field last year... I have published journal articles and etc. It is still really hard to find work because of no relevant work experience. However, I can at least can say that I did "something" with my life while waiting for the DREAM ACT to pass. I am exploring options to move somewhere else at this point. I got my DACA renewed for 2 more years this past October, so I am good until October 2018. I am also confident that even if they rescind DACA, they will not go out of their way to take back our EADs. However, I just cannot live with this worry about what is going to happen next. I am over 30, so I want my life to be stable. My immigration status has really messed me up mentally over the years.

To answer your question, funding is tricky. I was working two jobs while doing my PhD. I was able to get instate tuition and the department was able to cover my tuition several semester over the six years that I attended. However, I fully supported myself by doing irrelevant jobs. Only during my last year I was able to get some funding through the university, which was basically minimal. So it is tricky. Good luck.