Politics & Government

Melrose Mayoral Candidates On Sanctuary City: Listen

The loudest applause of the night came on the toughest question of the night. Here's what the Democratic candidates had to say.

Manisha Bewtra got the loudest applause of the night in answering the toughest question of the night.
Manisha Bewtra got the loudest applause of the night in answering the toughest question of the night. (Jane Allen)

MELROSE, MA — The final question of Wednesday night's Melrose Mayoral Forum was the most third-rail question of the event. Four of the five mayoral candidates - lone Republican Monica Medeiros opted not to attend - were asked a simple question: "Where do you stand on Melrose being a sanctuary city?"

OK, not so simple.

Listen to the audio of the answers below. In order, it's Manisha Bewtra, Jackie Lavender Bird, Mike Zwirko and Paul Brodeur:

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