The
Irish National Caucus (INC) was founded in 1974 by Father
Seán Gabriel McManus at a meeting of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an
Irish-Catholic fraternal organization. The INC lobbies for the
MacBride Principles, a manifesto that demands the cooperation of US companies doing business in Northern Ireland in fighting alleged discrimination and abuses there. The INC formerly operated a now-defunct
political action committee named
INC Irish PAC. The INC operates a tax-exempt charitable organization, the Irish Peace Foundation, to support "a non-violent solution in Ireland." The
Congressional Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs was established in 1977; the Ancient Order of Hibernians was instrumental in its establishment. During his tenure in office, Congressman
Mario Biaggi was Chairman of the Ad Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs. The
Ireland-US Council and the
US-Ireland Alliance are organizations which encourage bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) is an organization founded in 2005 by
Niall O'Dowd, Ciaran Staunton, and Kelly Fincham that campaigns for reform of United States immigration law and for legalizing an estimated 50,000 undocumented Irish immigrants. The ILIR visited the
White House in 2012 to discuss a proposed Irish
E-3 visa which would allow Irish people to work in the United States on a non-immigrant visa for two years, an interval which could be extended. ==References==