the party's official opposition to same-sex marriage came under attack. meanwhile, social conservatives such as rick santorum and mike huckabee remained opposed to same-sex marriage and warned that evangelicals would desert if the gop dropped the issue. many leaders from different factions spoke out in 2013 on the need for a new immigration policy in the wake of election results showing a sharp move away from the gop among hispanics and asians, but the republicans in congress could not agree on a program and nothing was done. republicans in congress forced a government shutdown in late 2013 after narrowly averting similar fiscal crises in 2011 and 2012.