Stephen Colbert gives commencement address at Knox College

Little Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois has a knack for picking up big-name speakers for its annual commencement address. Last year, Senator Barack Obama had the honor; this year Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert had the honor.

In yesterday's speech, Colbert said, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, perhaps not:

"'Steve, Steve, immigrants built America.' But here's the thing, it's built now,"

John Podesta, longtime presidential chief-of-staff for Bill Clinton, is a Knox alumnus, and he put in a good word for Knox to Obama and Colbert, according to AP.

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