On May 18, 2006, Senator Mel Martinez did not vote on the Inhofe English First amendment to the immigration bill. The amendment passed, 63 to 34.

On December 19, 2003, while Martinez served as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD issued new regulations enforcing Clinton Executive Order 13166. English First Foundation filed 12 pages of objections

On February 3, 2005, Martinez used Spanish on the Senate floor in his first speech, although there are some doubts about the translation