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I think you've missed FReeper wkg's point. Perhaps emphasis will help :

"Natural born, naturalized at birth by statute, and Naturalized."

The point is Congress is empowered by the Constitution to provide uniform laws of naturalization. Under that empowerment, the Congress can, and has, legislated naturalization at birth without the need for naturalization proceedings. These are citizens at birth, but not natural born citizens. The most common example are anchor babies.

Absolutely, you can break it down to two types : natural born and naturalized. And that is good high school comprehension education material. But FReeper wkg points out that naturalization at birth can and does exist. And that those who receive their citizenship by statute, are not natural born citizens because natural born citizens do not require statute for citizenship.

I think that is a good point and is worthy of consideration.