Through humorous and poignant stories based on the author's childhood as the son of Mexicans living on the United States/Mexico border, "Leave it to Beaner "explores themes of immigration, biculturalism and the inevitable reverse-assimilation of America. Along with side-stops detailing the history of Chicanos, Mexican-Americans, Mexicanos, Latinos, Hispanics, the border, Mexican -wrestling, La Migra, mass deportations and mucho mucho mas, "Leave it to Beaner" promises to entertain and maybe make you think. Lalo Alcaraz is a Los Angeles-based political artist who has drawn editorial cartoons for the "L.A. Weekly "since 1992. He is the creator of the first nationally syndicated Latino-themed daily comic strip, "La Cucaracha." Alcaraz illustrated "Latino USA: A Cartoon History," published in 2000 by Harper Collins.