when workers opt not to go home vs mexican migrant

What was interesting about these two articles from this weekend's readings was that in "Mexican Migrant" the author proposed the idea of enforcing a "properly constructed guest worker program that regulates flow of workers into the country, depending on economic conditions in the United States." She believes that it may not be the best solution but would be a good solution to the growing illegal immigration problem that we have now. As opposed to the "when workers opt not to go home" article, the author indicates that "the worst thing is for a society to set up a new and separate economic class with a different set of rights." Both cases were very similar in terms of the immigration problem but were presented with two solutions that contradicted one another.