Mitt Romney’s newest endorser, Mel Martinez, cosponsored the DREAM Act

(By Matt Lewis, The Daily Caller) - Mitt Romney today unveiled the endorsement of former Sen. Mel Martinez, who will serve as chair of the campaign’s National Advisory Council, according to a release. Interestingly, Martinez, the first Cuban American elected to the United States Senate, was a primary sponsor of 2006′s failed comprehensive immigration bid that faced withering criticism from conservatives.

After a decade of shifting positions on immigration, Romney has settled — in this contest, at least — to the political right, fiercely challenging Texas Governor Rick Perry over the question of in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants.

His campaign released late last month an ad in which it asked “who supports Governor Perry’s decision to give in-state tuition to illegal immigrants,” tracking a laundry list of Democrats. But with today’s endorsement news, it seems they might add one more name: Team Romney.