Chilean president orders more troops as survivors of earthquake vie for limited food and water

Today, US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton arrived in Chile, following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake this weekend. She met with President Michelle Bachelet and promised assistance. Bachelet extended an overnight curfew in the city of Concepcion and dispatched thousands of troops to the region, bringing the number there to 14,000. Dozens were arrested yesterday for looting and violating the curfew.

In one video posted on the BBC, women clutching supplies to their chests, including baby diapers, are turned away from storefronts by armed soldiers. According to the BBC, water and electricity in the city have been cut off and many of the 500,000 residents are lacking food. Meanwhile, damage to the coastal area is severe, where a few towns were completely destroyed by tsunamis.

We're joined by Carolina Bank Munoz, a sociology professor at Brooklyn College. She was born in Chile and her work focuses on immigration and labor. She's also the author of Transnational Tortillas: Race, Gender, and Shop-Floor Politics in Mexico and the United States.