The Port of LA is about to feel some serious competition. Not from Mexico but from the Port of Prince Ruppert in Canada. This new port is just getting started and has some advantages not known by many. The sailing times from many of the Pacific rim countries is shorter, and rail miles to Chicago are nearly equal. See here for details.
www.rupertport.com/advantages.htm
If they can remain a low cost provider on the west coast they will bring some real competition to other ports.
This is true. We cannot forget to include our neighbors to the North benefitting from our stupidity.