I understand that it was a fear in the Soviet days that the Latvian language would just disappear and the whole area would become an extension of Russia. Perhaps that was part of what Moscow politicians were trying to achieve, who knows?
Yes - in 1935 Latvians were 75% of population (Russians were about 10%, the rest were Germans and Jews), but in 1989 only 52% - and if Soviet Union continued to exist for some ~20 years, share would be probably ~40% or less.
That was the reason why we adopted such "apartheidistic" policies.
Practically nobody wants it, yet it keeps happening, and it's not even possible to protest about it.
Allowing Afghans, Somalis, etc to immigrate was Swedish people's decision. We had no choice, because we were told: "Either you accept these immigrants or we send tanks to Riga".
And Latvian families had to wait even 10 years for an apartment, but to immigrants these were given immediately.
I have noticed that there are probably more Russian spoken on the streets of Riga, than Latvian
Of course - Latvians actually are minority in Rīga.