They are not mistreating anyone. They are doing them a favor. They are offering Latvian citizenship to people who were formerly Soviet, not Latvian citizens.
In 1990, everyone living in Latvia was a Soviet citizen. When the USSR fell apart, therefore, every Soviert citizen living in Latvia became a Latvian citizen.
149 posted on 03/29/2005 8:10:50 AM PST by Modernman
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