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By jlynch on June 5, 2006.

Steven Colbert's commencement speech given at Knox College is here and there's partial video here.

And when you enter the workforce, you will find competition from those crossing our all-too-porous borders. Now I know you're all going to say, "Stephen, Stephen, immigrants built America." Yes, but here's the thing--it's built now. I think it was finished in the mid-70s sometime. At this point it's a touch-up and repair job. But thankfully Congress is acting and soon English will be the official language of America. Because if we surrender the national anthem to Spanish, the next thing you know, they'll be translating the Bible. God wrote it in English for a reason! So it could be taught in our public schools.

HT to boingboing and Think Progress.

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Definitely one of the best commencement speechs I've come across. Funny, with good political zingers and even good advice.