Rita Siebenaler, a long-time reader of the Falls Church News-Press and resident at Goodwin Living Bailey’s Crossroads, approached the administration with an idea rooted in her family’s immigrant history. Her maternal grandmother left Ireland at the age of 19 to work as a maid in New York, navigating a path to U.S. citizenship that was much simpler and less costly than today. When Rita discovered that the current application fee exceeds $700, she was shocked by the financial burden it creates for many aspiring citizens.