The key is what being 'born of' means.That is another interpretation of John 3:5 that I've heard. But I think the physical birth is more closer to what Jesus meant by being born of water because of what Nicodemus asked in John 3:4 and how Jesus responded in John 3:6. But you're right that the holy spirit also baptizes with water.
We who are born of God are saved. And being immersed in water does not accomplish being born of God, we are shown to be already born of God when we believe in our heart and confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus, as Romans 10 says about our having been saved. A water baptism is showing a change of condition of the heart, all who are water baptized are already been saved priorly by the Spirit of God making them born of God, and therefore accepted in the Beloved.
For any deniers of this, where here is mentioned baptizing with water?
5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
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