Real Costs Of Immigration?

For any Daily Mail readers who may happen across this blog, I would like to advise that my wife is an immigrant to the UK. We paid a total of approximately £500 for our marriage visa+application, she pays a higher rate of tax and has no rights to claim any benefits for the first 5(?) years. If local councils are concerned about the cost of immigration, may I advise them to take it up with the treasury and the home office, who may be able to help with some of the funding.