Ditching school

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Four 10th-graders from Lawndale High School skipped school today -- they claim with their parents’ blessing.

Tenth-grader Danielle Rubio, 16, was born in the United States.

‘I don’t think it’s right to say we’re felons when all we want to do is have freedom,’ she said. ‘It’s funny, we can go fight the war but we can’t live here.’

Michoacan, Mexico native Rosa Salcido, 16, moved here legally as a child, but lended her support for immigrants who have not earned such status.

‘If you apply, you don’t get it quick. It takes a while,’ she said. ‘If you want your kids to have a better life, you don’t have the time to wait for your papers.’

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