So lets take that quote and apply it by looking at the Naturalization Act of 1790. In the first acts of Congress, the requirement for birth on US soil was REMOVED by statute.
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That would be an amendment to the Constitution by congress without 3/4th of the states ratifying.
No, the Naturalization Act of 1790 was an action of Congress under it’s authority under Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution to define the rules of naturalization. It did not amend the constitution, but it did state that a person born to US parents, even beyond the shores of the US qualifies as a NBC if born to US parents.
Thus the REQUIREMENT of jus soli was removed.
The 14th amendment then returned the justification (or allowance) of jus soli in 1868 and thus forced a change in the laws. The 14th is incorporated in current law under title 8 section 1401 subsection A