The Obama Economic Recovery Plan is designed to get federal money to "shovel-ready" projects... or projects that are ready to go right now. State and local governments have been lining up thousands of these projects.

Some are literally "concrete" in their goals: bridges, highways and buildings. Others are finding their way onto wish lists and will be funded.

But our "list" is as big, urgent, job-intensive... and as concrete as they come:

 
Source: Wyoming Attorney General, Operation Fairplay

The map above is an actual law enforcement map, introduced as evidence before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in April, 2008. It shows the approximate locations of about 300,000 unique computers identified by law enforcement trafficking in the most brutal and violent child pornography movies and images. Research shows that 1 in 3 of these suspects is also a hands-on offender, with local child victims.

That means that in addition to being a picture of the child exploitation market in America, it is also a rescue map. Each of these suspects could be easily located and prosecuted. However, due to sheer lack of resources, fewer than 2% are even being investigated, leaving untold thousands of children waiting for protection.

The leading law enforcement investigation in the U.S., Operation Fairplay of the Wyoming Attorney General's office, reports that it finds 15,000-20,000 suspects each day engaged in trafficking movies and images of very young children being tortured, raped and assaulted.

These leads are ready now. The Obama Stimulus plan could fund the greatest child sexual abuse prevention and protection program in history.

MORE INFORMATION:
Is Child Rescue Really Economic Stimulus? The Arguments to Use
"Shovel-Ready":  How Much Work is There to be Done?
$4 billion Obama Stimulus Changes Strategic Landscape
Background Information (including PROTECT Our Children Act)
Rep. Wasserman Schultz Press Release on passage of the PROTECT Our Children Act
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