Are some people really superior to others?

Are some people intrinsically superior in value to others? I do not mean in financial worth, for that is all too glaringly the case. No, I mean should some be regarded as better people than others? There are morally good, financially successful, genetically stronger, more handsome, more likeable....many differentiators but do they make it OK for some to look down on others? Put it another way:  are some humans inferior? Should some be looked down on because they look different, have been less fortunate, simply have less?
I pose these questions in the light of today's politics. One could be forgiven for thinking that my questions could or even should be answered in the affirmative, to listen to Government policies on welfare, taxation or border control. Yet all of my upbringing, education and acquired world view says "No!" All people should be entitled to equal respect, to rights. But if this is so, how can we allow those who simply have less (or nothing) to be demonized, excluded from basic sustenance and shelter? This country is supposed to be a beacon of democracy, good governance, liberal values and justice. Ha! We have to stop preening ourselves if we think so but look at how other countries we like to say we are better than to find out the reality. Look at how welcoming Germany and Sweden are being to refugees. Look at how Denmark equips itself to look after the less fortunate of their successful economy. If we care about values, let us elect a government which has some of the sort we aspire to, instead of one which sneers at difference and misfortune.