There is no good reason for this

Thomas Friedman reports:

…the U.S. Senate unfortunately voted on Feb. 6 to restrict banks and
other financial institutions that receive taxpayer bailout money from
hiring high-skilled immigrants on temporary work permits known as H-1B
visas.

It is, however, another unintended consequence of bail-outs and we can expect riders like this to increase as the amount of money spent is increased.