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Princeton, Harvard and dozens of other top American colleges delivered a searing letter to Trump for ‘staining the country’s reputation’

As a campus police officer holds a toy stuffed tiger, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber addresses the class of 2014 at Princeton University's Class Day, a mostly whimsical celebration the day before its commencement ceremony in Princeton, N.J., Monday, June 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

On Thursday, the presidents of 48 American colleges and universities delivered a searing letter to President Donald Trump taking aim at his executive order on immigration.

The letter, drafted by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber and University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, and signed by 40 other college presidents read:

This action unfairly targets seven predominantly Muslim countries in a manner inconsistent with America’s best principles and greatest traditions. We welcome outstanding Muslim students and scholars from the United States and abroad, including the many who come from the seven affected countries…This executive order is dimming the lamp of liberty and read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com