the united states faces many political issues. one of these is what kind of government the united states should become. liberals want a large government, while the tea party and other groups want a smaller government. one of these debates is over health care. health care costs have risen. conservatives and liberals also disagree on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage. many more people have come to accept gays and gay marriage as an acceptable part of american society. there are also many trends and developments that the u.s. must deal with. one of these is immigration. many people are coming to the u.s. from latin america and asia, especially mexico. this is called the "browning of america". baby boomer americans are getting older and a larger fraction of the people are retired. other issues facing the united states are a growing concern about the environment. this has led to the creation of many "green jobs," or jobs that create clean or renewable energy, often overlooking the negative effects that can occur from these initiatives, such as droughts caused by mining lithium for electric car batteries.