NEW : `` This report documents the human toll of failed policies that relegate millions of people to an underground economy , where they are beyond the protection of the law , '' said Mary Bauer , author of the report . Study 's findings , others say , is n't just regional . Low - income Latinos in the South victims of discrimination , exploitation , study finds . Forty - seven percent of victims claim to know someone mistreated by police . Federal government moves to strengthen immigration enforcement , crack down on racial discrimination .
NEW : Study 's findings , others say , is n't just regional . Low - income Latinos in the South victims of discrimination , exploitation , study finds . Forty - seven percent of victims claim to know someone mistreated by police . Federal government moves to strengthen immigration enforcement , crack down on racial discrimination .