His effort to defend migrants is "a continuation of that Chilean tradition of welcoming those who suffer poverty, persecution or injustice." The acting minister, Dolores Delgado, has attended the tribute and has also participated in the event that, on the occasion of this celebration, has taken place in the Chamber of Deputies, where she has also toured the exhibition that houses some of the toys that were carried with them by the children who traveled in the "Winnipeg" and that they kept on their arrival in Chile.

In his participation in Valparaiso in the tribute celebrated in the Plaza de Sotomayor, where the crossing and the arrival of the ship to the Prat Pier have been staged, Dolores Delgado recalled the gesture of Pablo Neruda who, at the request of the then president of the Republic of Chile, Pedro Aguirre, undertook an intense diplomatic work that would culminate in the arrival of the "Winnipeg". Among the exiles were "communists, socialists, anarchists, nationalists and republicans from different parts of Spain who were united by a deep-rooted commitment of solidarity and deep anti-fascist convictions," said Delgado, who stressed that the "Winnipeg" continues to be "a symbol of unity, dialogue and collaboration," as well as testimony of the bonds of brotherhood that unite Chile and Spain.