John Cleese's letter to America

[9th Engineer]

This is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from!

Could you explain exactly what about this statement you think is racist?? Race is not the same as language. You can't change who your parents are, but you most certainly can change what language you speak, especially if you are the one choosing to live in an area that doesn't speak your native tongue.
I don't know if I would've phrased it as "go back to wherever you came from". "Don't expect me to learn your language just because you won't learn mine", or "understand that if you can't communicate, you can't work" sound just as good.

What ever happened to <I>When in Rome, do as Rome does</I> ??