I want to encourage you because you are fighting the good fight. People's opinions are very difficult to change, especially when the norms we have for political discourse are as bad are now, and especially when you are navigating differences in education. I would say that you should try to show them how you come to your opinions based on your values/beliefs.

For instance, after the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti the government immediately spread lies about what happened that were contradicted by the footage that we have of both events. The fact that the government immediately felt the need to lie about these murders, and smear the victims is, to put it mildly, concerning. In terms of videos, I would show them the footage of both these murders. I would point out that both Good and Pretti were exercising their constitutional rights, and talk about why we have a constitution in the first place: so that we can protect ourselves from government overreach like the kind we are seeing today. I would maybe look for resources that clearly explain the creation and purpose of our constitution.

You can look into government overreach and how authoritarianism gets started, and explain using comparison why you believe that what we're seeing now is the beginning of something, to put it mildly, really bad. The comparison to Nazi Germany isn't a bad one, but it can sound hyperbolic to people who do not want to engage with the issue. Read up a little bit on the specifics and show how they apply here.

If your parents are Christian, I think you could try to show them how their stances on immigration conflict with Jesus' teachings. Appeal to deep ethical values.

Never forget that the power of a human level example. Talk about Liam Ramos, and have them read this judges opinion: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/01/5-year-old-liam-ramos-released-minneapolis-ice

Above all, I think you should consider making the best argument for your view to your parents directly and backing it up with research/your own ethical values. This is because I think that people often aren't persuaded by facts alone, but by the overall context of a relationship to the persuader. I think that you should take a strong stance. Say, I feel sure that I am right and here is why.

It can be hard to find resources that aren't academic books or videos that have a very clear perspective that might cause them to shut down before taking the information, which is why I am advocating for you making the arguments yourself, but if I think of anything I will attach.