Advocacy groups are reporting a rise in incidents of wage theft and tenant abuse against immigrants who fear they have no recourse.

It's prompted Colorado's Attorney General to warn employers of their responsibilities under the law. One family says conditions are so dire, they're leaving the United States.

"Ricardo" agreed to an interview with CBS Colorao but asked not to be identified. CBS

On three different occasions "Ricardo" says he was denied pay for work he completed. We agreed to use the pseudonym to protect his identity.

"I worked 15 days and they told me, 'We'll bring you your check in the afternoon or we'll talk to you,'" Ricardo explained to us in Spanish.

Ricardo has a wife and daughter who depend on the income. But it never came, he says.

"This person didn't pay me e

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